Animals in the Office
United-Tech hosts a small zoo in our offices. Here are a few of our lovely pets.
Sammy is a happy little dog. She spends most of her time in our CFO’s office chewing on plushies and barking at the UPS guy.
These Flame Dwarf Gouramis don’t like to sit still. It’s feeding time!
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Bacteria 101
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Say Cheese! Photo - Gov. Mary Fallin (OK) Presents Award to UT CFO
The Tulsa Metro Chamber of Commerce invited United-Tech CFO John Page to the Oklahoma World Trade Conference this year to present us this International Export Certificate. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin presented the certificate.
Special thanks to our international clientele for contributing to this successful achievement.
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Koi Photos - UT Visits Koi Country
See the whole photo set @ United-Tech Facebook Page.
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Pulp/Paper Sludge Waste Treatment
United-Tech provides sound, environmentally responsible solutions to waste control issues. That said, we also like to save money for our customers.
(Before Treatment)
Case in point: A wallboard manufacturer faced routine dredging of two settling ponds. Each event carried a hefty price tag of well over $1 million dollars per year. Heavy paper/pulp sludge build-up also strained their regulatory discharge limits, leaving the settling ponds at risk.
United-Tech developed a custom bioaugmentation program using BZT® Waste Digester. Seed and maintenance doses were applied regularly, and data was collected and continuously monitored. By the end of the program (less than a year), sludge volumes not only decreased, but also one of the ponds stood empty and continued to serve as a standby pond.
From start to finish, the company went from utilizing two settling ponds, plus a large finishing lagoon, to operating only one pond and having a backup pond. Also, the effluent remained cleaner than the historical flow.
Summary: Success exceeding expectations. This is what we achieve at United-Tech.
(After Treatment)
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Springtime Pond Treatment - Prevent Algae Blooms Before they Start
However, with higher temperatures, organic runoff and the increased use of fertilizers come the dreaded algae, driving mad the human caretakers of backyard ponds and water features.
(farm pond exhibiting algae bloom)
Rainwater carries animal waste, fertilizer, agricultural waste, and decomposed material straight into ponds. This concentration of nutrients intensifies the algae population; they’re on a superfood kick, and there’s no stopping photosynthesis. Suddenly, the place is a wreck.
As vegetative life ends, it sinks to the pond bottom, adding to the nutrient reserve for future aquatic growth. This is called “Nutrient Cycling,” a necessary process for maintaining ecological balance. However, a pond with organic overload is like eating every meal at the burger joint – super sized fries and all. It just isn’t healthy, and the life of the pond succumbs to the greed of the algal cells. Silt (the sludge or sediment at the bottom of a pond) builds up to six inches per year, and naturally-occurring bacteria in ponds simply cannot decompose and utilize all of these excess nutrients and organic sediment. So the algae snatch it up instead.
What are the dangers of Algae Bloom?
Algae bloom is an eye sore, and it detracts from the quality and enjoyment of your favorite water feature. If the animals in your farm depend on this pond, they may embrace a “thirst strike” rather than drink the green soup. Milk production and weight gain are seriously affected when animals cannot drink enough water. In addition, fish and other aquatic animals suffer, because more stress is placed on their bodies and their appetite. In the aquaculture industry, a single algae bloom can wipe out an entire harvest if not controlled timely. In a more natural feature, a steady decline in the aesthetic quality of life occurs until the pond is no longer suitable for sustaining life.
How to Prevent Algae Bloom:
A teaspoon of prevention is worth a ton of cure. Preventing organic build-up before it happens is much easier than trying to eliminate algae after the bloom has occurred. Just like brushing your teeth before a big date, a good, healthy pond needs regular hygienic maintenance to attract visitors and live a long, productive life.
In order to “stop” an algae bloom, you must prevent the excessive nutrient and organic build-up in the first place. Starve the algae! Adding highly concentrated, active microbes and digestive enzymes will kick-start the process and help to maintain the proper balance. BZT® Koi & Pond, for instance, promotes faster nutrient depletion in pond water, starves algal cells for their basic nutrients, and maintains aesthetic and recreational values.
It is also important to maintain a proper pH balance (between 6.5-8.0). Simple pH test kits can be purchased from your local pet shop or agricultural store.
Aeration (adding dissolved oxygen) is also necessary in levels of > 2.0 ppm for optimum performance of the BZT® microbes. This can be achieved through various means, depending upon the pond size. Mechanical aeration, wind and wave action, air stones, paddlewheels and waterfalls are some examples.
(same pond, after treatment with BZT® Aquaculture, a United-Tech product specially formulated for large water features)
Prevention of algae bloom is easy, and it’s less time consuming and less expensive than waiting until you have a problem. It’s ok to put off some things, like paying the cable bill or calling the in-laws. But if you have a pond in need of some tender loving care, do the right thing and take preventive measures - before your pond falls prey to the costly, disastrous and messy effects of the Algae bloom.
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Former Mid-Columbia Koi & Pond Club President Praises BZT
~ JJ, former Mid-Columbia Koi & Pond Club President. http://jjspond.us/
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New Ocean Life Discovered off the Coasts of Bali
Click through for some fantastic photos of these new findings. (offsite link)
Conservation International is a nonprofit notable for empowering ‘societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature, our global biodiversity, for the well being of humanity.’ You can find more about the work they are doing at http://www.conservation.org. We salute them for their efforts and discoveries.
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Fish Dig Music?
“Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) response to two pieces of music ("Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" and "Romanza") combined with light intensity, using recirculating water system.” (PubMed)