Re: Green Water

[~ janj]

I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan

On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:

>Algae fighting tips
>
>~ New ponds and spring ponds need time for plants to get established, algae is
>quicker at getting going!
>~ add LOTS of plants, of any kind, in the pond. Especially underwater plants.
>~ Shade is good - provided by lily pads, floating plants or artificial shade
>for part of the day.
>~ LOW fish stocking (20 gallons per goldfish, 100 per koi) and not overfeeding
>the fish.
>~ building a mechanical filter to screen gunk.
>~ build a veggie filter, run water through plants, as easy as floating water
>hyacinth in your filter.
>~ clean up dead plant matter and screen for falling leaves
>in the fall.
>~ water movement, occasional water changes of 10%
>~ add a sludge consumer, concentrated bacteria.
> I use <A HREF="http://united-tech.com">http://united-tech.com</A>
>~ building ponds with bottom drains and skimmers.
>~ do not use algaecides, they only make lots of suddenly dead algae
>and that will feed the next algae bloom.
>~ gently remove string algae
>~ patience ;-)
>
>k30a

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(Do you know where your water quality is?)

[Gail Futoran]

"~ janj" > wrote in message
...
>I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan
>
> On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:
>
>>Algae fighting tips
>>
>>~ New ponds and spring ponds need time for plants to get established,
>>algae is
>>quicker at getting going!
>>~ add LOTS of plants, of any kind, in the pond. Especially underwater
>>plants.
>>~ Shade is good - provided by lily pads, floating plants or artificial
>>shade
>>for part of the day.
>>~ LOW fish stocking (20 gallons per goldfish, 100 per koi) and not
>>overfeeding
>>the fish.
>>~ building a mechanical filter to screen gunk.
>>~ build a veggie filter, run water through plants, as easy as floating
>>water
>>hyacinth in your filter.
>>~ clean up dead plant matter and screen for falling leaves
>>in the fall.
>>~ water movement, occasional water changes of 10%
>>~ add a sludge consumer, concentrated bacteria.
>> I use <A HREF="http://united-tech.com">http://united-tech.com</A>
>>~ building ponds with bottom drains and skimmers.
>>~ do not use algaecides, they only make lots of suddenly dead algae
>>and that will feed the next algae bloom.
>>~ gently remove string algae
>>~ patience ;-)
>>
>>k30a
>
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> (Do you know where your water quality is?)

It's always good to be reminded of the
essentials. :)

My inground pond doesn't have any filtration
but it does have a lot of plants. I get some
string algae - or that pale green stuff that tends
to float on the top - mostly around the shallow
end. The above ground goldfish pond has
a filter and it never gets any but the good algae.
The above ground minnow pond has no
filter (other than lots of plants, like all my ponds)
and will get a bit of algae, but nothing massive.

This year I added a solar powered water
oxygenator (air pump) to the above ground
minnow pond, and a floating solar water
fountain to the inground pond.

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA

[Koi-Lo]

*Note: There are two *Koi-Lo's* on the pond and aquaria groups.

"~ janj" > wrote in message
...
>I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan
>
> On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:
>
>>Algae fighting tips................
====================
My 2000g pond was crystal clear until the koi started spawning at sunup.
It's now a dirty murky brown from their stirring up the mulm among the
plants along two sides. There's froth and foam everywhere and they're
still at it.
--
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[Koi-Lo]

When are you gonna learn, You need to keep Carol Gulley out of your
ponds if yu want yur water to be clean......CArol is such a nasty
inconsiderate bitch, its amazing yur not getting sick and diseased
fish as well as green water..........Only advantage to letting CArol
around yur place is she is one heck of a **** eater, so she is apt to
clean up all that dog and cat ****, that she finds, but then yu have
to contend with her howling at the moon at nite so its a no win
situation with CArol Gulley the **** eating bitch.


On Mon, 29 May 2006 09:00:55 -0700, ~ janj >
wrote:
>><>I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan
>><>
>><>On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:
>><>
>><>>Algae fighting tips
>><>>
>><>>~ New ponds and spring ponds need time for plants to get established, algae is
>><>>quicker at getting going!
>><>>~ add LOTS of plants, of any kind, in the pond. Especially underwater plants.
>><>>~ Shade is good - provided by lily pads, floating plants or artificial shade
>><>>for part of the day.
>><>>~ LOW fish stocking (20 gallons per goldfish, 100 per koi) and not overfeeding
>><>>the fish.
>><>>~ building a mechanical filter to screen gunk.
>><>>~ build a veggie filter, run water through plants, as easy as floating water
>><>>hyacinth in your filter.
>><>>~ clean up dead plant matter and screen for falling leaves
>><>>in the fall.
>><>>~ water movement, occasional water changes of 10%
>><>>~ add a sludge consumer, concentrated bacteria.
>><>> I use <A HREF="http://united-tech.com">http://united-tech.com</A>
>><>>~ building ponds with bottom drains and skimmers.
>><>>~ do not use algaecides, they only make lots of suddenly dead algae
>><>>and that will feed the next algae bloom.
>><>>~ gently remove string algae
>><>>~ patience ;-)
>><>>
>><>>k30a
>><>
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>><> (Do you know where your water quality is?)

[Go Fig]

The 100% proof positive way to rid the pond of suspended algae... green
water, is a U.V.

I have been advocating UVs here for more than a decade... now they are
common place at every pond website and most manufactures have added one
to their product line... go fig ;-)

K30, at my request, did include a UV to the below list in later
revisions... but IIRC added something to the effect ...'some people
say...'

UV treats suspended algae by anyone's accounting.

jay
Mon May 29, 2006









In article >, ~ janj
> wrote:

> I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan
>
> On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:
>
> >Algae fighting tips
> >
> >~ New ponds and spring ponds need time for plants to get established, algae
> >is
> >quicker at getting going!
> >~ add LOTS of plants, of any kind, in the pond. Especially underwater plants.
> >~ Shade is good - provided by lily pads, floating plants or artificial shade
> >for part of the day.
> >~ LOW fish stocking (20 gallons per goldfish, 100 per koi) and not
> >overfeeding
> >the fish.
> >~ building a mechanical filter to screen gunk.
> >~ build a veggie filter, run water through plants, as easy as floating water
> >hyacinth in your filter.
> >~ clean up dead plant matter and screen for falling leaves
> >in the fall.
> >~ water movement, occasional water changes of 10%
> >~ add a sludge consumer, concentrated bacteria.
> > I use <A HREF="http://united-tech.com">http://united-tech.com</A>
> >~ building ponds with bottom drains and skimmers.
> >~ do not use algaecides, they only make lots of suddenly dead algae
> >and that will feed the next algae bloom.
> >~ gently remove string algae
> >~ patience ;-)
> >
> >k30a
>
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> (Do you know where your water quality is?)