UV lights.. I'm tired of my green pond!

I've been trying plants, and barley straw now for over a month, and my green
hasn't even subsided a little.

Has anyone built a low cost UV light setup, and if they haven't, what size
would I need for a 14'x14' by 2-3 foot deep pond?

Who go the cheapest online prices for these?


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Gareee, have you tried Froogle.com?
I was noodling around this the other day and
thought it would be a good way to comparison shop.


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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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I've been trying plants, and barley straw now for over a month, and my
green
hasn't even subsided a little.

Has anyone built a low cost UV light setup, and if they haven't, what size
would I need for a 14'x14' by 2-3 foot deep pond?

Who go the cheapest online prices for these?


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The size of the uv is best determined by the water flow from your pumps.
Aquatic Eco catalog has a lot of good info on sizing. If your pump is too
strong for the amount of uv you are willing to spring for, get a small pump
to run the uv you get. I have 80 watt uv's for both ponds, but that is due
to the size of the pumps. I have seen ponds of 9000+ gallons cleared with
small 16 or 20 watt units.
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"Gareee©" wrote in message
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I've been trying plants, and barley straw now for over a month, and my
green
hasn't even subsided a little.

Has anyone built a low cost UV light setup, and if they haven't, what size
would I need for a 14'x14' by 2-3 foot deep pond?

Who go the cheapest online prices for these?


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I'll try froogle, and see what I can come up with. When you are using Barley
straw, does the green turn to brown before it finally fades away? We both
noticed here today, that the pond no longer looks green, but looks a murky
dark brown.

I'm *hoping* the alge has died, and I'll wake up to clear water, and happy
fish tomorrow.


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In article 350Ic.54981$%_6.9574@attbi_s01, RichToyBox
wrote:

The size of the uv is best determined by the water flow from your pumps.
Aquatic Eco catalog has a lot of good info on sizing. If your pump is too
strong for the amount of uv you are willing to spring for, get a small pump
to run the uv you get. I have 80 watt uv's for both ponds, but that is due
to the size of the pumps. I have seen ponds of 9000+ gallons cleared with
small 16 or 20 watt units.


With 2 "tee" fittings and a gate valve you can easily control the flow
via the UV.

jay
Sat Jul 10, 2004

I haven't used barley straw, but other rec.ponders have and maybe they can
answer your question.

Gareee wrote When you are using Barley
straw, does the green turn to brown before it finally fades away? We both
noticed here today, that the pond no longer looks green, but looks a murky
dark brown.


kathy :-)
algae primer
http://hometown.aol.com/ka30p/myhomepage/garden.html

Gareee wrote When you are using Barley
straw, does the green turn to brown before it finally fades away? We both
noticed here today, that the pond no longer looks green, but looks a murky
dark brown.

Yes.

"GrannyGrump" wrote in message
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Gareee wrote When you are using Barley
straw, does the green turn to brown before it finally fades away? We both
noticed here today, that the pond no longer looks green, but looks a
murky
dark brown.

Yes.

Short answer, but what I was hoping for.
No ponding for a while.. our kitty of 15 years passed on overnight, and we
are just down.

Try a bottle of Laguna Green Water Clarifier first. It cleared up my green
pond (3000 litres) in 2 days. The water is now crystal clear. A properly
balanced pond does not need a UV sterilizer.

Scott