OK, well as some of you know, I set up a 10' metal frame pool in early fall. I had two large mouth bass in it for a while, but took them out about two months ago. The pool did well for a little, but I never added enough plants when I started and soon got the dreaded green water. I hesitated to add anything else because I was unable to see anything.
I took down my filter, which consisted of a rubbermaid tub filled with bioballs cascading down into the pool. I also turned off the filter that came with the pool and let the water just sit for a little. I added water hyacinths, but they failed miserably. I just can't keep them alive. I added a ton of anarchis and that stayed alive and is growing rapidly.
After water hyacinths failed, I resorted to every ponds nightmare, duckweed! I put in about a 2x2' area of duckweed in 5 days ago...and now, the whole pond is completely covered!! Luckily, with a pool this size, it will be fairly easy to remove later on.
I put in a small ring to let me see through the duckweed and watch the progress. So far, I can easily see the bottom and what few fish are swimming around. Hopefully in a week or two I will be able to add some more fish!
I am still thinking about making a florida native pond...I want a gar, lots of sunfish and a bass or two.
Here is a picture of the pond this morning-
I took down my filter, which consisted of a rubbermaid tub filled with bioballs cascading down into the pool. I also turned off the filter that came with the pool and let the water just sit for a little. I added water hyacinths, but they failed miserably. I just can't keep them alive. I added a ton of anarchis and that stayed alive and is growing rapidly.
After water hyacinths failed, I resorted to every ponds nightmare, duckweed! I put in about a 2x2' area of duckweed in 5 days ago...and now, the whole pond is completely covered!! Luckily, with a pool this size, it will be fairly easy to remove later on.
I put in a small ring to let me see through the duckweed and watch the progress. So far, I can easily see the bottom and what few fish are swimming around. Hopefully in a week or two I will be able to add some more fish!
I am still thinking about making a florida native pond...I want a gar, lots of sunfish and a bass or two.
Here is a picture of the pond this morning-
