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BioHaven Floating Islands are a revolutionary "Green" natural way to remove harmful pollutants from any waterway using natural microbial processes while creating a beautiful waterscape.  The applications for this technology are many.
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Are Floating Islands for You?

Ordinary people from California to New York to Florida are getting very excited about a new concept and product called Bio Floating Islands.  What exactly is a Bio Floating Island?

·       It is a manmade product created from totally all recycled plastic in order to mimic what nature has been doing for eons of time.

·       Once launched these islands can:

o   Create a lush beauty on any body of water from a back yard pond to a lake.

o   Cleanse water by removing overloaded nutrients from the water thereby clarifying and improving purity.

o   Provide shelter and food for wildlife and especially fish that hide under them and feed off tasty and fresh roots created by the plants growing on the island.

o   Add fun and excitement for you and your friends and family as you watch it grow into a remarkable self-contained ecosystem.

To Purchase Your Bio Floating Islands Visit us At http://ionxchange.com/products/Floating-Islands.html

Create A Unique Yard Pond or Waterway Using Bio Floating Islands

  

Any Yard Pond or Waterway with a Green Space and the People who use them can Benefit from a Beautiful Floating Island in there Waterscape Plan.  A Bio-floating island Can be Built to any size and vegetated with virtually any type of plants (wildflowers, rocks, sculptures, driftwood, etc.).  Your Opportunities are limitless for Creating Your Own Unique Waterscape.

Bio Floating Islands are also strong enough to function as docks, levees, bridges.  They can even be designed to support gazebos and other Structures. 

Purchase Your Bio Floating Islands Today at Ion Exchange, Inc. and Get Creative

Ion Exchange, Inc., Floating Islands

Ion Exchange, Inc.

1-800-291-2143

Cuyahoga River In Ohio Planting Bio Floating Islands

Cuyahoga River in Ohio

Bio Floating Islands Since the Fire over 40 Years ago the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio has Floating Islands that have been placed to help restore it back to a Natural River by using Native Grasses and other Algae Plants.  These Floating Islands work by being placed in a 30 or so foot section on the West Bank of the river and work like Floating Mats that are Hooked to the Sides of the River to Restore it's Natural Habitat. You can purchase Floating Islands at http://ionxchange.com/

Product Description:  Floating Islands are a natural and healthy way to clean ponds, rivers, creeks and streams.  The roots from the plants on the island are not only shelter for the fish but the island is also a natural habitat for other wildlife and the BioHaven Floating Island cleans the water for a healthier water way.

Ion Exchange launches Bio Floating Islands at The Natural Gait

The Benefits of Floating Islands are:

• Erosion Control...wave, wind, and runoff
• Storm water management waterways
• Corporate ponds and waterways
• Wetland restoration
• Parks, Zoos and public gardens
• Plant nurseries
• Wildlife restoration
• Post and pre water treatment facilities
• Feedlot, dairy and swine effluent ponds
• Green floating docks, piers, jetties, levees and bridges
• Floating food production - gardens

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Floating Islands - Beauty and Function

If you are looking for a unique way to spruce up your pond or other waterway this spring, you might want to consider a Bio Haven Floating Island. These islands can be added to waterways and planted with anything from perennials to annuals, and could even be used as a creative way to add garden space when planted with vegetables. The islands can also offer habitat and food sources for wildlife. Ion Exchange, Inc., which is best known as a source of native plant plugs and seeds, also offers other landscaping and gardening products, including the Bio Haven Floating Islands.

The islands work on a concept of bio-mimicry. There are naturally occurring floating islands, though many people may not realize that's what they are. Some may be very small, and some may be large enough to support trees growing on them. "I first saw floating islands on the Chippewa flowage in Wisconsin," noted Howard Bright. He was fishing on a foggy day, and casting towards the shore of an island in one direction, then turned to try in another direction. When he turned back around, Bright discovered that the island was gone. After that experience, he later found the Bio Haven Floating Islands, which were developed by a company in Montana and their company website notes that this product is modeled after floating peat islands in Northern Wisconsin.

The Bio Haven Floating Islands are made from recycled plastic, which forms a matrix of plastic fibers that resembles a steel wool pad. The islands also contain foam, which allows the islands to float. The buoyancy of the islands can be adjusted to achieve the desired effect. The islands come in several sizes, from 25 square feet to 265 square feet. The larger islands come in sections that need to be assembled in order to make one large island. Depending on the area of the waterway where the islands are to be installed, there could be a single island, or a chain of islands.

When installed, the islands can be kept in place with an anchor, or they can be left to completely free-float on the surface. The installation process is such that it can be a do-it-yourself project, and does not necessarily require professional installation. From Ion Exchange, they have shipped islands from places in Iowa to California for installation. The larger islands may require more muscle to move the finished project, which can get kind of heavy.

The islands are set up and planted on dry land, preferably as close to the water line as you can get, so that you don’t have to move the islands so far when it’s time to launch them. A tarp is laid out on the ground where the island is to be assembled. If an anchor is being used to keep the island in place, that is attached to the bottom first, then the island can be turned right side up for planting. The islands come with pre-drilled holes for planting. Rock wool is then put into the planting holes to help absorb water. A planting medium called Bio-Mix is also used, and the islands can be planted with sod and plugs of annuals and perennials. Of course, plants native to wetland areas will thrive in the conditions provided by the island, but herbs, vegetable plants, or other annuals and perennials not native to wet areas could also be used. The sod helps to protect and keep the Bio-Mix in place.
Once the islands are planted and assembled, the tarp provides an easy way of pushing the island down to the edge of the pond or stream, where it is launched and then put into place. You don’t want to walk on the islands after they have been launched. The islands are left on the pond year round, and there is virtually no maintenance involved. The root system of the plants grows down through the matrix and produces a very dense mat, drawing water and nutrients form the body of water it was installed in.

Aside from beautification of an area, these islands also serve other functions to help make waterways cleaner. The islands can provide cover and food for fish, which feed on the root system. The plants themselves can help to use up any excess nutrients found in the water from fertilizer run-off, and the plants will also compete with algae in the pond for those nutrients, offering something of a control in that aspect as well. The plants in the island help to capture carbon and other greenhouse gases, as well as removing pollutants from the water. Birds and other wildlife drawn to wetlands may also utilize the islands.

The islands can be installed on nearly any kind of waterway. They have been used on golf courses, where it is a sort of “novelty” hole and even floating golf balls can be used. These islands have also been used in zoo habitats, water treatment facilities, corporate waterways, and an island was also launched into the Chicago River in 2006. These islands would be suitable for use in farm ponds or residential, commercial or municipal areas. When planting these islands, three to four feet of water or more would be the ideal depth of the body of water. If the island is planted in an area that is very shallow, the root system could grow into the bottom of the pond.

For more information on Floating Islands, visit Creating a Floating Island on you tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E15-_4_1kyM, or contact Ion Exchange at 1-800-291-2143.

What Are Bio Floating Islands?

This video shows the installation of a large Bio Floating Island. Each Island is custom designed to the size you need. A smaller Bio Floating Island can be installed in a matter of hours, they come with all the instructions and anybody can install one in a short time.

Bio Floating Islands are made from recycled materials that work on a microbial level to clean water similar to naturally occuring wetlands. Bio Floating Islands work in a concentrated way to cleanse your water.

Bio Floating Islands work on almost any waterway, ponds, wastewater runoff, rivers, zoo ponds, golf ponds almost anywhere there is water that is full of nitrates and algae.

Bio Floating Islands are planted with selected native plants that will thrive as a floating island. The roots from these native plants provide shelter and food to fish while the island itself can provide cover for wildlife.

These Bio Floating Islands are beautiful to view and add a natural setting for your waterway. To learn more about these amazing Bio Floating Islands visit Bio Floating Islands