Why is my pond turning tea colored?

[Michael Shaffer]

My pond looks brown/tea colored. I haven't changed anything, the only
thing I can think of is rain or oak pollen (both of which we've had a
lot of in the last 2 weeks). Is there anything I can do to get the water
clear again, or at least green. The brown water just looks like sewage
or something.

Thanks
Mike

[RichToyBox]

The tea color is tannins and it is probably coming from the oak pollen. The
only ways that I know of to get the tea color out is one a major water
change, the other is the use of activated charcoal.
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"Michael Shaffer" > wrote in message
news:Z_9lc.21970$Z%5.3809@okepread01...
> My pond looks brown/tea colored. I haven't changed anything, the only
> thing I can think of is rain or oak pollen (both of which we've had a
> lot of in the last 2 weeks). Is there anything I can do to get the water
> clear again, or at least green. The brown water just looks like sewage
> or something.
>
> Thanks
> Mike

[RichToyBox]

The tea color is tannins and it is probably coming from the oak pollen. The
only ways that I know of to get the tea color out is one a major water
change, the other is the use of activated charcoal.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
"Michael Shaffer" > wrote in message
news:Z_9lc.21970$Z%5.3809@okepread01...
> My pond looks brown/tea colored. I haven't changed anything, the only
> thing I can think of is rain or oak pollen (both of which we've had a
> lot of in the last 2 weeks). Is there anything I can do to get the water
> clear again, or at least green. The brown water just looks like sewage
> or something.
>
> Thanks
> Mike

[Happy'Cam'per]

The tannins are good for your eco system, they act as an anti-oxidiser. Good
for the fish and plants, it will clear up as soon as the pollen wave is
over.
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:7Mglc.13242$IG1.463533@attbi_s04...
> The tea color is tannins and it is probably coming from the oak pollen.
The
> only ways that I know of to get the tea color out is one a major water
> change, the other is the use of activated charcoal.
> --
> RichToyBox
> http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> "Michael Shaffer" > wrote in message
> news:Z_9lc.21970$Z%5.3809@okepread01...
> > My pond looks brown/tea colored. I haven't changed anything, the only
> > thing I can think of is rain or oak pollen (both of which we've had a
> > lot of in the last 2 weeks). Is there anything I can do to get the water
> > clear again, or at least green. The brown water just looks like sewage
> > or something.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike
>
>

[Happy'Cam'per]

The tannins are good for your eco system, they act as an anti-oxidiser. Good
for the fish and plants, it will clear up as soon as the pollen wave is
over.
--
**So long, and thanks for all the fish!**

"RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:7Mglc.13242$IG1.463533@attbi_s04...
> The tea color is tannins and it is probably coming from the oak pollen.
The
> only ways that I know of to get the tea color out is one a major water
> change, the other is the use of activated charcoal.
> --
> RichToyBox
> http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html
> "Michael Shaffer" > wrote in message
> news:Z_9lc.21970$Z%5.3809@okepread01...
> > My pond looks brown/tea colored. I haven't changed anything, the only
> > thing I can think of is rain or oak pollen (both of which we've had a
> > lot of in the last 2 weeks). Is there anything I can do to get the water
> > clear again, or at least green. The brown water just looks like sewage
> > or something.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mike
>
>