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I,ve used algae fix to help eliminate string algae and it worked, exept that
it clogged my filter. I have a skimmer and a pump in the back of it and the pump stops working. Any ideas ????? thank you |
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The dead string algae has to go somewhere
so I'd skip the treatment and remove the string algae by hand. Then work on the underlying problem - too many nutrients (sun, too much fresh water, too many fish, overfeeding fish, debris and rotting plant matter, fertilized runoff). kathy :-) www.blogfromtheblog.com |
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![]() Then work on the underlying problem - too many nutrients (sun, too much fresh water, too many fish, overfeeding fish, debris and rotting plant matter, fertilized runoff). Or... not enough nutrient removal of course. C// |
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![]() "Courageous" wrote in message ... Then work on the underlying problem - too many nutrients (sun, too much fresh water, too many fish, overfeeding fish, debris and rotting plant matter, fertilized runoff). Or... not enough nutrient removal of course. C// ======================= Oddly enough I get this darn string algae in my kiddy pools but not the ponds themselves. Nothing seems to get rid of it. It flourishes whether I have 2 fish or 10 fish in the k-pools. :-( And the k-pools are loaded with plants for filtration. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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