I'll see if I can find the post . . .

Damn! I didn't want any problems this year (or *any* year, for that matter!)

Lee

"John Rutz" wrote in message
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GD wrote:
It is a Cyanobacterium (bluegreen algae). Oscillatoria spp. I
cannot tell the species from your pictures, but that probably doesn't
really matter.


"Lee Brouillet" wrote:


Lee
if GD is right thats what I went thru last summer, if you remember Rod
gave me the Rx for it it was Copper sulfate as in stump killer I dont
remember th dose now but it didnt hurt my pond plants you could do a
google for rod and bluegreen algae and find it
one thing I do know massive water changes dont stop it it comes back
jsut as bad after as before, when I tried that I dam near killed all my
fish due to temp shock as you remember

Good Luck keeep me posted as to how it goes for you


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