Soooo Green! HELP!

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Hmmm....maybe. Would a simple pond clear liquid hurt the turtles, fish, or plants?
 
If you have a temp holding tanks for the turtles for a few hours, you could use potassium permanganate to treat the tank. It will kill the algae, and completely sterilize the water. It's cheap and effective, but you have to know the gallonage of your pond.

You could also look into a better filter? Not to be rude, but come on.. that filter is crap. Spend some cash, and make a small DIY Sand Gravel filter. Buy a 30 gallon trash can, or a 55 gallon barrel (on CL all the time)- get some chicken grit (agway for $6 100lb bag), and some PVC fittings.

This will never have to be replaced, this filters and keeps bio, and it never has to be changed.

I plan on running 4 of these on my 6000 gallon pond.

I run 1 55 gallon barrel S/G filter on my 1500gallon koi tank.

Here is a large 55 gallon DIY thread:

http://www.koiphen.com/forums/showthread.php?36550-55-Gal-Drum-Sand-and-gravel-filter-DIY
 
^Well the pond is only 150 Gallons. In 2 years, We've on;y cleaned the 5 gal Filter 3 times. We clean the prefilter in the pond once a week. It has always kept all the levels perfect. We have a very small backyard, so right now the filter works.

We have been using some Algae killing stuff that has been working great.
 
L!NUS said:
^Well the pond is only 150 Gallons. In 2 years, We've on;y cleaned the 5 gal Filter 3 times. We clean the prefilter in the pond once a week. It has always kept all the levels perfect. We have a very small backyard, so right now the filter works.

We have been using some Algae killing stuff that has been working great.
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Ok, let me ask.. would you put a 5 gallon bucket filter on a 150 gallon tank?

I'm just saying you need to up your filtration.

Algae isn't going to stop or lessen unless you have your filtration in check.
 
The algae only shows up the first weeks of summer, besides that the water is always clear.
 
  1. More frequent water change to remove nitrates [algae's source of food]
  2. Clean your filter more frequently [same reason as above]
  3. Some great nitrate-absorbing plants like duckweed, pothos, wisteria, water lettuce, water hyacinth
  4. A strong UV filter to wipe out algae in the water column
  5. Some algae-eating fishes
 
I have number 3 and 5 done. I got goldfish, and minnows that are always eating it. And you can't tell in the picture, but the pond is filled with azolla, Lettuce, Anacharis, and Hyacinth.

We cleaned the filter last and have been doing the water changes too.
 
L!NUS said:
Hmmm....maybe. Would a simple pond clear liquid hurt the turtles, fish, or plants?
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Not if used as directed. Most bottles clearly state on the side of the bottle, plant safe and fish safe.

1. Problem with this method is: You are treating the symptom and not the problem (so to speak). Problem is your filtration and husbandry. Algae thrives off excess nutrients. Apparently, you or your filter is not removing enough excess nutrients.

2. Reduce the amount of garbage you put into the pond, thereby reducing the amount of garbage you must remove from the pond.

Essentially, you want to pour a $19 bottle of chemical into the pond. Do that, and tell us how it turns out.
 
After 6 days, 3 teaspoons of pond clear. pond is clear :)

Now I'm looking to sell off the 2 black carp.
 
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