Pond Renovation

Introduction   |   What is Rotenone?   |    Preparing the Pond   |   Applying Rotenone   |   Restocking the Pond

Preparing the Pond

You can treat ponds of any size with rotenone, but it can be difficult to spread rotenone for an effective fish kill in larger ponds or lakes. It is also expensive to treat large volumes of water. For these two reasons, you will need to reduce the water area and volume as much as possible before treating. You can do this by draining the pond as low as possible with a built-in standpipe, pump, or a siphon device. The less water you have to treat, the more cost effective the treatment. Also, lowering the water level pulls fish out of their shallow water cover that can be difficult to treat.