1700ish Gallon Outdoor Pond That Could Use Some Help, (Pics)

[MR2 Spyder]

For The last few years I've let the pond kinda do its own thing and now im looking to clean it back up. Ive got some major weed/plant problem, that is pretty much the reason why I said screw it too much work in the first place, my mom use to attend all of the koi/ pond expos and came home with this floating plant that just keeps overtaking the pond and is a major eye sore (see last pic) if I dont scoop this crap out every other day it covers every square inch of the pond. I do no know the name of the plant in question and im looking to see if any of you know what it is and how to get rid of it, currently i have 2 comets and 2 bullheads in the pond at the moment

 

[Zfishies]

I'd keep some of it I love using that in areas of my pond to remove nitrates. I kindaof built a floating ring and put it in the ring so it will not spread. I would drain the pond a day or 2 remove everything u don't like then after everything seems to be dead on the liner fill up back again. In the pics I can't really see if you have gravel if you do id take it out and clean it and leave it out of the pond for 1 to 2 days like the pond.

 

[L!NUS]

Looks like Duckweed....the smallest flowering plant in the world!

As stated above it's great for water quality, but yes it spreads everywhere. I grow my own in a seperate container from my pond and throw a bucket full in everyday. Oh the turtles and the fish love it!

 

[MR2 Spyder]

Looks like Duckweed....the smallest flowering plant in the world!

As stated above it's great for water quality, but yes it spreads everywhere. I grow my own in a seperate container from my pond and throw a bucket full in everyday. Oh the turtles and the fish love it!

I dont know what fish or turtles you have but i couldnt get any type of fish to eat that stuff, and yes i just found out a little bit ago that it is duckweed, is there any chemical way of removing it without destroying the fish or water quality?

 

[L!NUS]

I've never looked into it. If you just skim the top of the pond really well, you should be done with it.

 

[HungDang]

those plants could act like a bio filter help remove some chemical from the water, provide Oxygen for the fish, keep the pond cool when the weather is hot, and some fish like koi and catfish can eat them! you can use a net to remove them when they growing too much, but I think you should keep some of them in the pond!