String Algae *cure*

"B Ghostrider" wrote in message
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the best way , i found ,to deal with string alge is the roll up your
sleaves and start pulling.



why on earth would you want to do physical work, when you have the option
NOT to???

"*muffin*" wrote in message
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"B Ghostrider" wrote in message
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the best way , i found ,to deal with string alge is the
roll up your
sleaves and start pulling.

why on earth would you want to do physical work, when you
have the option
NOT to???

When in doubt (about anything added to pond
water), I'd rather do physical work first until
I'm sure of the safety of a product. I know you
didn't ask me, but I agreed with B Ghostrider.

And another point: at my age and given
arthritis in all joints, any gentle physical work
I can do in the garden is a GOOD THING!
Pulling string algae definitely falls into that
category.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

yes, but this is not one of those foreign chemicals.
koi clay is GOOD for the pond & well, especially for the fish!

this is just an added benefit of this item.


"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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"*muffin*" wrote in message
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"B Ghostrider" wrote in message
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the best way , i found ,to deal with string alge is the
roll up your
sleaves and start pulling.

why on earth would you want to do physical work, when you
have the option
NOT to???

When in doubt (about anything added to pond
water), I'd rather do physical work first until
I'm sure of the safety of a product. I know you
didn't ask me, but I agreed with B Ghostrider.

And another point: at my age and given
arthritis in all joints, any gentle physical work
I can do in the garden is a GOOD THING!
Pulling string algae definitely falls into that
category.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

It was your statement (copied from below):

why on earth would you want to do physical work, when
you
have the option
NOT to???

that kinda set me off. You seem to be suggesting
there's something wrong with physical work.
Most ponders, like gardeners, actually *enjoy*
physical labor! Else why bother digging large
holes in fine clay... (mutter mutter mutter).

I.e., there's no harm in recommending a product
you've had good luck with, but the way you're
going about it is a bit of a turnoff. For me, at
least.

Different strokes...

Oh, and by the way, "natural chemicals" can
be just as harmful as "foreign chemicals".
E.g., a lot of common garden plants are
poisonous to cats. My neighbor's hedge
consists of shrubs that are highly poisonous
to humans. And too much of just about
anything is harmful. So let's not assume "foreign
chemicals" (whatever that means) are necessarily
better/safer than ... um, native chemicals??

Gail

"*muffin*" wrote in message
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yes, but this is not one of those foreign chemicals.
koi clay is GOOD for the pond & well, especially for the
fish!

this is just an added benefit of this item.


"Gail Futoran" wrote in
message

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"*muffin*" wrote in message
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"B Ghostrider" wrote in message
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the best way , i found ,to deal with string alge is
the
roll up your
sleaves and start pulling.

why on earth would you want to do physical work, when
you
have the option
NOT to???

When in doubt (about anything added to pond
water), I'd rather do physical work first until
I'm sure of the safety of a product. I know you
didn't ask me, but I agreed with B Ghostrider.

And another point: at my age and given
arthritis in all joints, any gentle physical work
I can do in the garden is a GOOD THING!
Pulling string algae definitely falls into that
category.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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It was your statement (copied from below):

why on earth would you want to do physical work, when
you
have the option
NOT to???

that kinda set me off. You seem to be suggesting
there's something wrong with physical work.
Most ponders, like gardeners, actually *enjoy*
physical labor! Else why bother digging large
holes in fine clay... (mutter mutter mutter).

ok, (chill,, lol)

myself is getting OLD, I do not relish the idea of crawling in a pond in 10
yrs when I am 60!

I do all the other stuff, right now, planting etc, but there WILL come a day
I will be unable,, then what,, fill it in?
there are enough things to do with a pond, and anything that can help , why
is that a problem? ( I do have a physical problem now that limits me, to
some extent, and am lucky I can do what I can get accomplishedthat is
beside the point)

I see many people (post) who clean out their ponds each year/ empty, haul
out the crud & refill,, others say use BZT or the like,, so by what you are
saying , no one should use BZT? they should just empty it & shovel out all
the crud?

I put my comments about the string algae on this group because I read MANY
many posts about it, and most say to use algae fix or something,, now that
would be something I would think you & others would be up in arms about. I
was trying to be helpful and suggest a natural method.
but if your idea is going in & swilling string algae around a 'collecter'
all the time, you must have a heck of a lot of energy & free time.
I'd rather use that time for the other upkeep I need to do.

"*muffin*" wrote
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but if your idea is going in & swilling string algae
around a 'collecter'
[snip]

My hands. Sometimes a stick (I suppose that's
what you mean by a "collector"). But mostly my
hands. That's also how I clean up dead waterlily
leaves, dead stems & the like. I'm 61 and retired
and hope like hell I can still be doing "physical work"
in the yard when I'm in my 80s, like a good friend
of mine who still does most of her own yardwork
even though she can well afford to pay someone
else to do it.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

My Mother is 90, still does her own yard work and walks from 20 to 30 miles
a week. Gardening and walking are supposedly the best health choices you
can make.

"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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"*muffin*" wrote
[snip]
but if your idea is going in & swilling string algae
around a 'collecter'
[snip]

My hands. Sometimes a stick (I suppose that's
what you mean by a "collector"). But mostly my
hands. That's also how I clean up dead waterlily
leaves, dead stems & the like. I'm 61 and retired
and hope like hell I can still be doing "physical work"
in the yard when I'm in my 80s, like a good friend
of mine who still does most of her own yardwork
even though she can well afford to pay someone
else to do it.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

I honestly envy you.

I can see, doing yard work, but I have enough problems climbing in & out of
the pond,,, I can see myself falling & killing myself

actually "I" detest yardwork & gardening, never got 'into' that. (can't
stand the sun) I force myself to do what needs to be done , and will look
for short cuts on all I can.

I have other hobbies that consume me and keep me very happily busy.

(VBG) guess that is why we are not all train conductors.



I'm 61 and retired
and hope like hell I can still be doing "physical work"
in the yard when I'm in my 80s, like a good friend
of mine who still does most of her own yardwork
even though she can well afford to pay someone
else to do it.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

Oh, and by the way, "natural chemicals" can
be just as harmful as "foreign chemicals".
E.g., a lot of common garden plants are
poisonous to cats.


I have never heard/read anything harmful about Koi clay. everything I have
read say it has very beneficial properties. we are not talking plant
extracts here ,, from poisonous plants. If you know what it is used for &
harmful for, then there should be no problem.

(Of course a horse etc eating a yew is NOT good,, you need to check these
things out beforehand. goats love poison ivy,, but not good for human
consumption ,,would you eat mushrooms from your woods?? I doubt it.)

foreign chemicals= algea fix etc, etc