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This post features the Aquamog CCX in action. The vessel is made for making channels or removing excess cattail plants from ponds. This is by far the quickest and most effective Aquamog when it comes to only emergent aquatic weeds and cattail removal. Where other Aquamogs need to more than one tools to do the same work, the Aquamog ccx just gets after it to make new open water.

The Aquamog CCX with its two independent cutter blades in the front of the machine can uproot cattails to a depth of 3 feet. The blades propel the vessel as well as do the root removal task. Getting rid ofthe roots cuts down on re-growth in the area.

When the roots are removed they remain on the surface of the water and are than easily collected and removed from the lake using an aquatic plant harvester. The harvester transports the plant material to the shoreline for final placement and/or off site dump.

Cattails are a beneficial plant that have many purposes in ponds. They provide filtering of heavy metals from lakes, as well as provide homes for birds and other animals.

But, if not properly controlled they can quickly turn into a large water weed problems that can be very difficult and expensive to handle. Thus the Aquamog CCX was invented.

The Aquamog was invented in the early 1980s by Aquatics Unlimited (AU). The McNabb family created Aquatics Unlimited in 1974. Both Tom and Dave McNabb developed the Aquamog name and line of machinery through the 80s and 90s while with Aquatics Umlimited. Tom continued the Aquamog line into the new century with the addition of the MarshMog. Tom’s new company Clean Lakes, Inc. (www.cleanlake.com) located in Martinez, CA and Dave’s company DK Environmental (www.dkenvironmental.com) in Lafayette, CA have been working together on the Aquamog CCX project for about 10 years and in February 2009 the Aquamog CCX was welcomed into into the Aquamog family.