cleaning bilogocal filter?

I seem to have the same problem, David. I used a bucked of pond water to
rinse out the filter matting in my BioFalls, then poured the gunky (it's a
technical term) water on my roses. They didn't seem to complain.

My problem is now that the weather is getting hot and I'm getting more sun
on my pond, the pebbles and rocks seem to be growing the stuff! They look
like they're growing plants of their own! The water is clear enough to see
the fishs coulors clearly at the bottom of a 4 foot pond.. There's a bit of
this sludge floating around the lily pads and inside the water iris stalks,
but not free on the surface.

My Water Hyacenths have a floating root system you wouldn't believe! Since
they're multiplying quite well, and the WHs are firm, I guess they're doing
their job!

I guess I need to wander down and try some of that new MicrobeLift-SA....

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Bach 50B3
Bass Trombone, Charleston NeoPhonic Orchestra
South Charleston, West Virginia

"david williams" wrote in message
...
HI,
My filter seems to soon fill with a browny green sludge. Should I clean
it
or will cleaning it destroy the bacteria i need?

"John Burton" wrote in message
...
I seem to have the same problem, David. I used a bucked of pond water to
rinse out the filter matting in my BioFalls, then poured the gunky (it's a
technical term) water on my roses. They didn't seem to complain.

My problem is now that the weather is getting hot and I'm getting more sun
on my pond, the pebbles and rocks seem to be growing the stuff! They look
like they're growing plants of their own! The water is clear enough to see
the fishs coulors clearly at the bottom of a 4 foot pond.. There's a bit of
this sludge floating around the lily pads and inside the water iris stalks,
but not free on the surface.

My Water Hyacenths have a floating root system you wouldn't believe! Since
they're multiplying quite well, and the WHs are firm, I guess they're doing
their job!

I guess I need to wander down and try some of that new MicrobeLift-SA....


Add aquazyme to your water. It is a powdered form of aerobic bacteria that will
colonize the walls, rocks, and the water in your pond, and digest the nutrients,
and decaying matter, and the sludge as well. It competes with algae for
nutrients, and is a natural algae control. Having said that, you likely won't
get rid of all of the algae in your pond unless you nuke it with algaecide or
spend a lot of money on a UV filter. By why bother with that? A little algae
is a good thing, as long as you control the growth.

George wrote:
"John Burton" wrote in message
...

I seem to have the same problem, David. I used a bucked of pond water to
rinse out the filter matting in my BioFalls, then poured the gunky (it's a
technical term) water on my roses. They didn't seem to complain.

My problem is now that the weather is getting hot and I'm getting more sun
on my pond, the pebbles and rocks seem to be growing the stuff! They look
like they're growing plants of their own! The water is clear enough to see
the fishs coulors clearly at the bottom of a 4 foot pond.. There's a bit of
this sludge floating around the lily pads and inside the water iris stalks,
but not free on the surface.

My Water Hyacenths have a floating root system you wouldn't believe! Since
they're multiplying quite well, and the WHs are firm, I guess they're doing
their job!

I guess I need to wander down and try some of that new MicrobeLift-SA....



Add aquazyme to your water. It is a powdered form of aerobic bacteria that will
colonize the walls, rocks, and the water in your pond, and digest the nutrients,
and decaying matter, and the sludge as well. It competes with algae for
nutrients, and is a natural algae control. Having said that, you likely won't
get rid of all of the algae in your pond unless you nuke it with algaecide or
spend a lot of money on a UV filter. By why bother with that? A little algae
is a good thing, as long as you control the growth.



I have some MicrobeLift PL here, would that do the same thing??

"john burton" wrote in message
...
George wrote:
"John Burton" wrote in message
...

I seem to have the same problem, David. I used a bucked of pond water to
rinse out the filter matting in my BioFalls, then poured the gunky (it's a
technical term) water on my roses. They didn't seem to complain.

My problem is now that the weather is getting hot and I'm getting more sun
on my pond, the pebbles and rocks seem to be growing the stuff! They look
like they're growing plants of their own! The water is clear enough to see
the fishs coulors clearly at the bottom of a 4 foot pond.. There's a bit of
this sludge floating around the lily pads and inside the water iris stalks,
but not free on the surface.

My Water Hyacenths have a floating root system you wouldn't believe! Since
they're multiplying quite well, and the WHs are firm, I guess they're doing
their job!

I guess I need to wander down and try some of that new MicrobeLift-SA....



Add aquazyme to your water. It is a powdered form of aerobic bacteria that
will colonize the walls, rocks, and the water in your pond, and digest the
nutrients, and decaying matter, and the sludge as well. It competes with
algae for nutrients, and is a natural algae control. Having said that, you
likely won't get rid of all of the algae in your pond unless you nuke it with
algaecide or spend a lot of money on a UV filter. By why bother with that?
A little algae is a good thing, as long as you control the growth.

I have some MicrobeLift PL here, would that do the same thing??


It should.

John wrote
the pebbles and rocks seem to be growing the stuff! They look
like they're growing plants of their own!

Algae that grows on rocks and pebbles, make it look like a fuzzy sweater?, is
good stuff. It contributes to your clear water.
Also all sorts of little critters live in it which make for good fish food and
overall health of the pond.
A pond is so much more than lilies and fish, though usually we don't see much
of it..... which is why some of us go really overboard buy a mircoscope and
start checking these things out.
One of my favorite ponders I've met on the web hosts this page - Ron's Pond
Scum
http://www.silkentent.com/gus1911/RonPond.htm


kathy :-)
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