I have finally given in...My 10' Pool Progress

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Dr. Joe-I will have to try that. I rip out cattails from out wetlands at work all the time, so I could easily bring some home. I was actually thinking about filling the pond bottom with some kind of substrate so i could plant directly into it...But when I need to scoop leaves and stuff I wouldn't be able to.

I have tried using lily pads in pots on the bottom, but I kept getting some kind of aphids on the pads, which would destroy them.
 
5 Days!!! thats unbelieveable...

Any pics. of the pads?

Maybe talk to some local koi/pond clubs to see if they have had the same pests on the pads.
 
Muske-I only have pictures of some of the lily pads in my planted tank...
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They are green and red mottled on the top, too.

I think the aphids came in on some salvinia I collected, but I took all of that out and figured they would be gone. A week later all the pads were rotting and had aphids all over them. Every new pad gets infested the same way, so I figure I will leave them without food for a while before I move some more outside.
 
cchhcc is right nothing beats UV . Keep in mind my biggest "pond" is only 120 gallons thus pond expert I am not lol but I found duckweed to be useless and an eye sore.

frogbit is great it grows real thick,long roots and grows fast thus it eats the stuff the creates green water while still allowing you to see the fish while duckweed just blocks out sunlight from your pond.

This is tank pic but you see the roots and it grows tiny compared to outside.

I like the lilly look would they do well in tank with good water circulation?

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Louie-Duckweed still has roots that suck up the nutrients in the water column, it just spreads out more. I also have some salvinia mixed in with the duckweed...Salvinia has fairly bushy roots and it grows almost as fast as duckweed.

My experience with the lilies is that they don't like water movement at all. I collected mine from a near stagnant run-off canal. I put them in moderate flow and they started well, but slowly dwindled down to only a few pads per plant. The stems got pretty long and my lighting was plenty bright for them, so I assume the current was messing with them.
 
I forgot to mention--Using a UV on a 1200 gallon pool that sits in the sun for a few hours a day would be pointless. I need to get the excess nutrients out of the water, which a UV does not do.

Also, unless they have become cheaper and more efficient in recent years, a UV for something this size would cost an incredible amount.
 
nitsua98;2747106; said:
Louie-Duckweed still has roots that suck up the nutrients in the water column, it just spreads out more. I also have some salvinia mixed in with the duckweed...Salvinia has fairly bushy roots and it grows almost as fast as duckweed.

My experience with the lilies is that they don't like water movement at all. I collected mine from a near stagnant run-off canal. I put them in moderate flow and they started well, but slowly dwindled down to only a few pads per plant. The stems got pretty long and my lighting was plenty bright for them, so I assume the current was messing with them.
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I tried duckweed and azolla but they didnt work for me and I hate that look lol of green cover . The frogbit did work great for me . Salvinia I have never seen .

I thought those lillies might not work but since I do like the look of them asked .

I have seen them in ponds . To bad as they are nice looking.
 
Any water splashing on the leaves of the lillies?

Mine are in high flow, just away from the falls and splashing water. They are going really well and get massive in the summer. Lillies really don't like water (droplets) on their leaves.
 
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