Muske;897998; said:
Only problem is if your don't have a vacuum, it's difficult to clean and can then make things worse.
Murky pond remedies?
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Only problem is if your don't have a vacuum, it's difficult to clean and can then make things worse.
Get a case of beer, or however much it takes for you to relax for over a week. Drink the beer, do not feed or look at the pond for a week . It should then be clear; only possible problem is the gravel, Koi wil stir it up ,sometimes.
Is the pond in direct constant sunlight?
You need more floating plants to shade the surface area.
Agree that you need to allow more time for it to balance itself out.
You need more floating plants to shade the surface area.
Agree that you need to allow more time for it to balance itself out.
its only in direct sunlight for about half the day since it is right next to a fence which shades it during the morning. I will check out uv sterilizers, will they completly kill algea? I need to get rid of some of the fish, there are just to many, I got them from a guy who moved into a house that already had a pond but it was in horrible shape and he didnt want to work on it,so it was either let the fish die or take them in.
The algea killer should work, I have used it before and it has worked on my tanks.
The algea killer should work, I have used it before and it has worked on my tanks.
UV will kill it if it is suspended in the water and passes thru the UV.
Run the UV and mix the water up a couple times a day.
Interesting that the algae killer hadn't worked yet...old stock?
Wish I was closer, I'd take the extra off your hands
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Run a free add ine newspaper, or see if there is a 'freecycle.org' in your area if you want to give them away. But they do have some value too.
Dr Joe
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Run the UV and mix the water up a couple times a day.
Interesting that the algae killer hadn't worked yet...old stock?
Wish I was closer, I'd take the extra off your hands
.Run a free add ine newspaper, or see if there is a 'freecycle.org' in your area if you want to give them away. But they do have some value too.
Dr Joe
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You need to do a series of water changes and add more plants. The algae is showing up to feed on nutrients in the pond. If you change water out, you remove those nutrients and the algae at the same time. The fish will continue to produce nutrients as well as any leaves or organic debris that falls in the pond. Green plants will compete with the algae for those nutrients.
In the long run, you can utilize barley straw extract to help prevent/eliminate green water. However, nothing does a better job at preventing green water than a good bio-filter, low nutrient levels, and green plants. The more plants, the better.
In the long run, you can utilize barley straw extract to help prevent/eliminate green water. However, nothing does a better job at preventing green water than a good bio-filter, low nutrient levels, and green plants. The more plants, the better.
I did an 80% water change today, and added more algea killer. I also cleaned out the filter and added new carbon to it. Its still green, just not as green as before. I checked with my local pond shop and their UV sterillizers are $299 to $399 which is out of my price range.
Algaecide will kill the algae and release the nutriets fed upon by the algae back into the water table where it then becomes food for... Wait for it. Wait for it. More algae.
You will not get rid of green water overnight.
Add some pond salt after doing a water change. You just need to break the cycle and get your pond in balance. Green plants are your friends.
You will not get rid of green water overnight.
Add some pond salt after doing a water change. You just need to break the cycle and get your pond in balance. Green plants are your friends.
the only uv units the pond shop had were filter/uv combos thats the reason for the high price.
I am going to hold off on more algea killer because its really cutting down the oxygen in the water. I am worried.
I am going to hold off on more algea killer because its really cutting down the oxygen in the water. I am worried.
