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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?)

"~ 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

*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................
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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.
--
Koi-Lo....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
Reading Headers:
http://tinyurl.com/amm9s
Rude or obscene messages are not mine.
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*

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?)

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?)