DyoFix Pond Blue: News and Testimonials

Saving costs for Irish golf courses

We are please to announce that a proprietor of one of Irelands biggest amenity companies is having tremendous success using DyoFix products throughout the Country. He has established the use of DyoFix Pond Blue and both the Green and Blue Spray Pattern Indicators recently added to the DyoFix range of products.

"We have been using other Spray Pattern Indicators for many years" a spokesman said, "and we have found the DyoFix Products are up to 4 times stronger than the others, and over a full season the savings will be vast. Not only that, we no longer need a giant warehouse to keep our stock in as we only need a quarter of the space we needed before"

The Company had no experience of the DyoFix Pond Blue as an algae inhibitor before, but they now have several Golf course lakes treated and the benefits are already obvious. "Not only does the water take on a subtle hint of Blue but the thought of not having to skim off all that green stuff is a real boon. At a cost of €25 per acre of water, it's probably the most economical form of algae suppression we have ever come across".

Blue fountain of water could save lives of fish

If this was the scene at your local commercial fishery, you'd probably gasp in horror, but this blue fountain of water could save the lives of thousands of fish this summer. One of Britain's most popular match circuit waters - Woodland View near Droitwich in Worcestershire - has dyed all of its lakes blue with a harmless solution that helps protect valuable stocks by stopping the oxygenation-sapping algal blooms that can lead to devastating fish kills.

The fishery has been using 'Dyofix', which reflects ultra violet rays from the sun, for the past two years, and is now advising every commercial lake owner to do the same ahead of the predicted summer heat wave. "There is no doubt in my mind that if I hadn't used 'Dyofix' in the blistering heat last year I would have lost fish due to algal blooms and de-oxygenation, just like many other fisheries did," said Mike Mason, owner of Woodland View.

"The dye is totally harmless and inexpensive. One of my lakes, which is about 1 acre in size, costs around £200 to treat, so even small fisheries can afford to safeguard their stocks." Leeds-based company Town End PLC, which produces Dyofix, claims the product not only prevents the growth of algae, but can also help protect stocks from cormorant predation due to the lower visibility in the water. Furthermore, the cloudy water has also helped boost anglers' catch rates at Woodlands View by making the fish feed with more confidence, especially in the colder months.

"The fish are really confident and now come and feed right in the margin, even in the winter when they're usually shy. It truly is a godsend," Mike Mason added.

Reproduced from the Angling Times, with kind permission of Stephen Stones.