redish brown water

[Joan Pomatto]

Hi:

My friend has a pond that has only lilies in it. The water has turned a
redish brown color.

What could cause this?

THANKS-

[~ Windsong ~]

"Joan Pomatto" > wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> My friend has a pond that has only lilies in it. The water has turned a
> redish brown color.
>
> What could cause this?
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I had this color water in a kiddy pool that caught a lot of falling leaves.
The tannins from the leaves colored the water.
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[~ jan JJsPond.us]

That would be my first guess, leaves, but if no leaves, does she let the
old pads and flowers decompose or does she dead head? Is there a filter,
does she do water changes? The later could take care of the brown water.
~ jan

>"Joan Pomatto" > wrote in message
>> Hi:
>>
>> My friend has a pond that has only lilies in it. The water has turned a
>> redish brown color.
>>
>> What could cause this?
>============================
>I had this color water in a kiddy pool that caught a lot of falling leaves.
>The tannins from the leaves colored the water.

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