Alge

This is my 3rd year for having my pond, small 5 x 4 foot, 36inch in the
deep end, 18inch in shallow.

the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear, but
alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long strands of
alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with clear water.

How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which started
last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems also.

Any suggestions ?

joel.

the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear, but
alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long strands of
alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with clear water.

UV will not do anything for string algae


How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

Plants do help (the floating type with roots hanging down ( water hyacinth,
water lettuce) - they also help to provide shade (another big plus for
filamentous algae ) - you shoud have ~70% water coverage for shade such as
floating plants or lily pads to starve the stringy ( filamentous ) algae for
sunlight

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

A bio filter will work better for you, depending on pond size to keep your
water parameters better


The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which started
last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems also.

Any suggestions ?


Gale :~)

My ****ing god Ron, are you stlil looking for a cock to suck..your
never satisfied are you you old cum slut! You need to carry yuour
pathetic ass out of here andkeep it ni your holy moderated skank
group. So are / were you also fond of choir boys and alter boys too? I
hear its a strong trait among presb. type preachers.....

On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:55:40 -0400, wrote:

On 22 Apr 2007 19:53:05 GMT, Joel wrote:

This is my 3rd year for having my pond, small 5 x 4 foot, 36inch in the
deep end, 18inch in shallow.

the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear, but
alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long strands of
alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with clear water.

How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which started
last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems also.

Any suggestions ?

joel.


Hi Joel,

If you have "been away" from this newsgroup (rec.ponds) since
last fall, please be aware that a lot has changed.

I would like to mention that a new ponding group has been formed
(just over a month ago.) Its called rec.ponds.moderated.
Most of the ponders have moved over to that group, although a few
still stop in here.

You might get an answer here, but you're more likely to get a lot
of good info/help over at the new group. It is moderated, and only
permits friendly, on-topic discussions. No trolling, abuse, etc.

I see that you use astraweb. I just checked their usenet website,
and confirmed that they are not yet carrying rec.ponds.moderated.

If you go to www.news.astraweb.com, you will see on the left side of
the page a link to request the addition of a newsgroup.
You might want to request astraweb to add
rec.ponds.moderated. Most news providers are now carrying r.p.m and
I am more than a little surprised that astraweb is not yet carrying
it.
When you email them, you might also mention to them that it is
a moderated group.

As a last resort, you can subscribe to r.p.m through google
groups. However, I personally think the google newsgroups interface
leaves a lot to be desired.

If astraweb is not responsive to you as an individual, please
let me know. I believe that there is a way for the Big8.org to
contact them and put a strong word in. Big8.org administers the
creation of newsgroups in 8 of the major hierarchies of usenet.


Rec.ponds and rec.ponds.moderated now co-exist side by side. You
can post to both groups separately, but the rules of r.p.m do not
permit crossposting directly between the two groups. R.P.M is
moderated in order to ensure that only friendly, on-topic discussion
appears.

If you wish, let me know how you make out with astraweb.

I'm also going to monitor it on my own, and contact the Big8 if
necessary.
(I was the proponent who helped get rec.ponds.moderated created
last month through Big8.)

Ron Schompert




-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Definition of a troll from http://wilko.webzone.ru/troll.html

"Trolls" are people (or posts) that make use of a discussion forum
the
same way public bathroom walls are used by some for graffiti. These
posts are sometimes malicious and inflammatory, racist, sexist,
insulting - anything that can disrupt a discussion thread and turn
attention to the troll.

Oh yeah Joel, I'm also from Canada - 35 mi. east of Windsor, in fact, just
down the '401' from you - rec.ponds.moderated is a better place for your
questions - this newsgroup is pretty well euchered and the new one is just
as easy to use - you won't see the difference, other than no garbage
Gale :~)


the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear,
but
alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long strands
of
alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with clear water.

UV will not do anything for string algae


How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

Plants do help (the floating type with roots hanging down ( water
hyacinth, water lettuce) - they also help to provide shade (another big
plus for filamentous algae ) - you shoud have ~70% water coverage for
shade such as floating plants or lily pads to starve the stringy (
filamentous ) algae for sunlight

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

A bio filter will work better for you, depending on pond size to keep your
water parameters better


The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which
started
last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems also.

Any suggestions ?


Gale :~)

Thanks for the info on the new group, I have made the request, says it
takes 24hr.

I'll repost the question again when I get on that group.

Yes I have been away from the group over the winter

scanning some of the messages on this group... I can see why a new group
was created.... Im sure I'll get spammed with this reply. :-)



wrote in
:

On 22 Apr 2007 19:53:05 GMT, Joel wrote:

This is my 3rd year for having my pond, small 5 x 4 foot, 36inch in
the deep end, 18inch in shallow.

the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear,
but alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long
strands of alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with
clear water.

How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which
started last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems
also.

Any suggestions ?

joel.


Hi Joel,

If you have "been away" from this newsgroup (rec.ponds) since
last fall, please be aware that a lot has changed.

I would like to mention that a new ponding group has been formed
(just over a month ago.) Its called rec.ponds.moderated.
Most of the ponders have moved over to that group, although a few
still stop in here.

You might get an answer here, but you're more likely to get a lot
of good info/help over at the new group. It is moderated, and only
permits friendly, on-topic discussions. No trolling, abuse, etc.

I see that you use astraweb. I just checked their usenet website,
and confirmed that they are not yet carrying rec.ponds.moderated.

If you go to www.news.astraweb.com, you will see on the left side of
the page a link to request the addition of a newsgroup.
You might want to request astraweb to add
rec.ponds.moderated. Most news providers are now carrying r.p.m and
I am more than a little surprised that astraweb is not yet carrying
it.
When you email them, you might also mention to them that it is
a moderated group.

As a last resort, you can subscribe to r.p.m through google
groups. However, I personally think the google newsgroups interface
leaves a lot to be desired.

If astraweb is not responsive to you as an individual, please
let me know. I believe that there is a way for the Big8.org to
contact them and put a strong word in. Big8.org administers the
creation of newsgroups in 8 of the major hierarchies of usenet.


Rec.ponds and rec.ponds.moderated now co-exist side by side. You
can post to both groups separately, but the rules of r.p.m do not
permit crossposting directly between the two groups. R.P.M is
moderated in order to ensure that only friendly, on-topic discussion
appears.

If you wish, let me know how you make out with astraweb.

I'm also going to monitor it on my own, and contact the Big8 if
necessary.
(I was the proponent who helped get rec.ponds.moderated created
last month through Big8.)

Ron Schompert

No wonder, yet another dumbass canuck with his head up his ass like
all lthe other canucks..


On Sun, 22 Apr 2007 22:35:01 -0400, "G Pearce"
wrote:

Oh yeah Joel, I'm also from Canada - 35 mi. east of Windsor, in fact, just
down the '401' from you - rec.ponds.moderated is a better place for your
questions - this newsgroup is pretty well euchered and the new one is just
as easy to use - you won't see the difference, other than no garbage
Gale :~)


the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear,
but
alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long strands
of
alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with clear water.

UV will not do anything for string algae


How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

Plants do help (the floating type with roots hanging down ( water
hyacinth, water lettuce) - they also help to provide shade (another big
plus for filamentous algae ) - you shoud have ~70% water coverage for
shade such as floating plants or lily pads to starve the stringy (
filamentous ) algae for sunlight

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

A bio filter will work better for you, depending on pond size to keep your
water parameters better


The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which
started
last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems also.

Any suggestions ?


Gale :~)





-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

You will be expected to suck Ron and Dereks dick when yur there as
well as sniff Gill and Jans ass and blow Kathy30's frogs. Now as to
Galen and Syphliss and Jim, well thats just to kinky for even me to
say what you'll have to do to be accepted nto the cllick on rpm.

On 23 Apr 2007 03:19:08 GMT, Joel wrote:

Thanks for the info on the new group, I have made the request, says it
takes 24hr.

I'll repost the question again when I get on that group.

Yes I have been away from the group over the winter

scanning some of the messages on this group... I can see why a new group
was created.... Im sure I'll get spammed with this reply. :-)



wrote in
m:

On 22 Apr 2007 19:53:05 GMT, Joel wrote:

This is my 3rd year for having my pond, small 5 x 4 foot, 36inch in
the deep end, 18inch in shallow.

the first year I had clear water, running a UV filter, no alge what so
ever, the second year still running the uv filter, the water is clear,
but alge is now on the sides and rocks of the pond (im talking long
strands of alge) , now the 3rd year and I still have the alge with
clear water.

How do I get rid of this alge and keep it from coming back.

I do have fish and no plants in the water.

The only filter I have is a large sponge attached to my pump.

The pond does get sun.

I live in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oh.. I have other friends who also seem to have this problem which
started last year also, and they look to me to solve their problems
also.

Any suggestions ?

joel.


Hi Joel,

If you have "been away" from this newsgroup (rec.ponds) since
last fall, please be aware that a lot has changed.

I would like to mention that a new ponding group has been formed
(just over a month ago.) Its called rec.ponds.moderated.
Most of the ponders have moved over to that group, although a few
still stop in here.

You might get an answer here, but you're more likely to get a lot
of good info/help over at the new group. It is moderated, and only
permits friendly, on-topic discussions. No trolling, abuse, etc.

I see that you use astraweb. I just checked their usenet website,
and confirmed that they are not yet carrying rec.ponds.moderated.

If you go to www.news.astraweb.com, you will see on the left side of
the page a link to request the addition of a newsgroup.
You might want to request astraweb to add
rec.ponds.moderated. Most news providers are now carrying r.p.m and
I am more than a little surprised that astraweb is not yet carrying
it.
When you email them, you might also mention to them that it is
a moderated group.

As a last resort, you can subscribe to r.p.m through google
groups. However, I personally think the google newsgroups interface
leaves a lot to be desired.

If astraweb is not responsive to you as an individual, please
let me know. I believe that there is a way for the Big8.org to
contact them and put a strong word in. Big8.org administers the
creation of newsgroups in 8 of the major hierarchies of usenet.


Rec.ponds and rec.ponds.moderated now co-exist side by side. You
can post to both groups separately, but the rules of r.p.m do not
permit crossposting directly between the two groups. R.P.M is
moderated in order to ensure that only friendly, on-topic discussion
appears.

If you wish, let me know how you make out with astraweb.

I'm also going to monitor it on my own, and contact the Big8 if
necessary.
(I was the proponent who helped get rec.ponds.moderated created
last month through Big8.)

Ron Schompert





-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!

Anger and attention seeking, lashing out wildly

Definition of a troll from http://wilko.webzone.ru/troll.html

"Trolls" are people (or posts) that make use of a discussion forum
the
same way public bathroom walls are used by some for graffiti. These
posts are sometimes malicious and inflammatory, racist, sexist,
insulting - anything that can disrupt a discussion thread and turn
attention to the troll.