Freakin' UV kight

Yeah I had several water lillies in the pond, they were starting to do
real well, until the snapping turtle moved in. They arent doing
anything now. Got rid f the turtle so maybe theyll perk up again. I
have a good bit of hyacinth, alth9ough they really do not seem to be
reproducing much if at all. Also a few water lettuce a couple of
bunches of anacaris(spl?) and some parrots feather. Also some other
underwater plant i cannot remember the name of. Right after I first got
the hyacinth( i ordered 20 baby plants off of ebay) They had grown 7
new plants complete with root system in about a week, no more since.
Went to a local garden center and bought 9 large plants. They have yet
to send off any new shoots. I had added some potash 0-0-22 to the
pond, two days later I had a severe algae bloom. Hyacinth turned
greener, but they really arent doing much.

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Yeah I had several water lillies in the pond, they were starting to do
real well, until the snapping turtle moved in. They arent doing
anything now. Got rid f the turtle so maybe theyll perk up again. I
have a good bit of hyacinth, alth9ough they really do not seem to be
reproducing much if at all.

## For some reason my water-hyacinth died over the winter (in the sunroom).
The water lettuce aren't doing well this spring. They should be the size
of saucers by now but they're no bigger than quarters. We also had snappers
before we netted the ponds. Now we have a baby southern red-eared slider
but he can stay. :-) He eats the fish pellets and doesn't damage the
plants.

Also a few water lettuce a couple of
bunches of anacaris(spl?) and some parrots feather.

## They'll help soak up excess nutrients. Once they get going good my ponds
usually start to clear.

Also some other
underwater plant i cannot remember the name of. Right after I first got
the hyacinth( i ordered 20 baby plants off of ebay) They had grown 7
new plants complete with root system in about a week, no more since.
Went to a local garden center and bought 9 large plants. They have yet
to send off any new shoots. I had added some potash 0-0-22 to the
pond, two days later I had a severe algae bloom. Hyacinth turned
greener, but they really arent doing much.

## Have your nights warmed up yet? Here in TN our plants don't really go
wild until the nights are in the 60s.
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before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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Nights are still a little chilly, it fluctuates. How do you plant your
anacharis?

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Nights are still a little chilly, it fluctuates. How do you plant your
anacharis?
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I lay in on top of the gravel in either it's own pot or the pot of some
other plant weighed down with a rock. It quickly roots and stays in place.
Sometimes I just place it around the other plants and it roots itself in.
Sometimes it sinks to the bottom and turns into a huge ball. I have one in
the 800 gallon pond I have to remove. It's taking up too much space.

McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
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before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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Mine isnt showing any signs of clearing after about 4 1/2 days of
running. I have an 18 watt turbo twist 6x flowing at 850GPH in a 1750
gallon pond that gets full sun for about 6 hours a day. The quilt
batting in the filter has been gunked up with some brownish/gray
muck(dead algae?) the last two days though. So maybe its working, just
not working wellt enough to keep up with the algae's rate of growth.

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Mine isnt showing any signs of clearing after about 4 1/2 days of
running. I have an 18 watt turbo twist 6x flowing at 850GPH in a 1750
gallon pond that gets full sun for about 6 hours a day. The quilt
batting in the filter has been gunked up with some brownish/gray
muck(dead algae?) the last two days though. So maybe its working, just
not working wellt enough to keep up with the algae's rate of growth.
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I'm not sure if this was recommend yet or not - but if you see no changes in
another week you may want to buy test kits for Nitrogen and Phosphorus and
see if you have an unusual amount in your pond. Certain times of the year
our water contains a lot of nitrogen, probably from farms in the area. Any
nitrogen or phos' that enters my ponds and pools would be sucked right up by
the plants.

Right now my fry pools are clearing of "green water" as the fry are eating
regular fish food and no longer need this type of water. I stopped adding
the 10-10-10 last week. Can you imagine - I had to add fertilizer to get
the pea-soup needed by the fry!
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before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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Good suggestion, I did put some small chunks of evergreen fertilizer
spikes in my lily pots just before the snapping turtle decided they
needed to go. Three potted lillies, I put 1, 1/2" sized chunk in each
pot. The pond had started to get a little cloudy and I put a little
0-0-22 in for my hyacinth, the pond was greening up sverely the very
next day and has been green ever since. This has been probably at LEAST
a month ago though.

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Good suggestion, I did put some small chunks of evergreen fertilizer
spikes in my lily pots just before the snapping turtle decided they
needed to go.

$$ I use Jobe's Rose Spikes and have seen no greening up of the water. They
dissolve slowly....

Three potted lillies, I put 1, 1/2" sized chunk in each
pot. The pond had started to get a little cloudy and I put a little
0-0-22 in for my hyacinth, the pond was greening up sverely the very
next day and has been green ever since. This has been probably at LEAST
a month ago though.

$$ Let us know what your N-P is....... I don't even buy the test kits
anymore. Also make sure you check the water as it leaves your tap.
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before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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How do i test for N-P(&K)? Test kits for that?

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How do i test for N-P(&K)? Test kits for that?
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Ask for the kits that check the amount of nitrates and phosphates in your
water. Make sure you get the kits for freshwater. I'm positive K is not
your problem.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
Do not feed the trolls.
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