algae

K30a wrote:
And I still want to know what kelp does for algae.


k30a


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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 09:49:13 -0400
"BenignVanilla" wrote:


"PondWoman" wrote in message
om...
yes, BV, i like a kelp extract product. Its safe and effective. I
prefer
to use things that dont harm our environment, the plants, or the fish.
Often times I use the 2 together. Sometimes I find that people destroy
the beneficial bacteria and its necessary to add a beneficial
bacteria, I have ones that i prefer, but it just comes from years of
working in aquatics.
PW

PW...do you treat algae problems in any other way, besides the
bacteria
you
advertise on your site?

BV.

I guess what I meant was...do you have any non-additive treatments? I
don't like dumping anything in my pond, so I have managed algae blooms
with plants. Now admittedly, I am first season ponder, so I may have
beginners luck, but IMHO, I'd rather way-overplant a pond to control
algae, and then throttle plants back as needed instead of dumping
chemicals or other'additives'.

I figured as an algae expert, you would have an arsenal of attack
methods, that include more then just additives.

BV.

My backyard pond had an algae bloom that lasted two years. My large koi
wouldn't leave any plants alone long enough for them to do their
job. I put up a shade cloth (easily removable) and it (the pond)
cleared pretty quick. Shade works fine for me.

Cybe R. Wizard
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