ajames54 wrote:
On 11 Jun 2003 15:51:38 -0500, "Lee Brouillet"
wrote:


Ahhh POO! check out http://community.webshots.com/user/dragnp , Mystery
Algae. Does that look like the same stuff (as in your links) to you?

Lee





Sadly yes... the 400x shot looks a lot like some of the shots in
the image gallery of the purdue site...


http://www-cyanosite.bio.purdue.edu/





if it is the blue green algae here is the treatment from last summr

The methods available today that do work include:
1) prevention (keep phosphate low by having lots of biofiltration),
2) copper sulfate treatment (1 ppm) to kill algae,
3) in earthen ponds, gypsum to maintain 200 ppm hardness.
- Rod
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John Rutz
Z5 New Mexico

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judgement

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