Had the same issue coming out of the winter, crystal clear water and a thick
carpet of string algae - took a two step approach based on local Pond
dealer's recommendation. Started treatment with Interpet Pond Balance per
the instructions on the package (~$20+/-) and a good old fashion wade in and
pull it out... Pulled about a basketball size bag of it off the sides and
bottom... Just removing that much of it helped the appearance, and then hit
it with the second application of Pond Balance just over a week later and
within a few days, the algae was pretty much under control. Like you said,
once the other plants get going it will generally retard the string algae
anyway but those first few weeks are ugly.

Regard,


"MISSYMAGICGIRL" wrote in message
...
In article , "claude rogers"
writes:

I had the same problem, I was pulling it out and fighting with it and
finally my plants kicked in and started using up all of the excess
nutrient
for the algae and it just disappeared, maybe its a winter/spring startup
thingy....Claude



I think so too. But I have a UV on and it's still growing. I can't wait
till
the plants go in.



Sacha