In article , keith
writes
i read in the gardeners world mag ,tips from other gardeners that cress put
into the water works wonders for keeping water clear ! not tried it myself i
havent a pond but i think its worth a try! Any one else tried this?

Watercress rather than mustard and cress type cress.
The theory is that it grows very fast, taking nutrients from the pond,
leaving less for the algae causing the murk to live on.
then you chuck out most of it at the end of the season, thus losing the
nutrients permanently rather than allowing them to be put back by the
watercress rotting.

Can't comment on its effectiveness compared with anything else - our
pond where the watercress is is beautifully clear, but then so are the
other ponds.

eweed" wrote in message
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"willsniffer" wrote in message
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have a 450 litre pond, pump for fountain going to small pressurised
filter
bucket doodah. Tried various eco methods such as ramshorns etc, but what
does anybody recommend when it comes to a decent filter system +/- UV
filtering? The fish are fine but it would be nice to see them once in a
while.
Thanks


I installed a pump/filter combo, the filter contains a uv light. It
guaranteed clear water and it is now. Took about 6 weeks from about no
visibility whatsoever to fully clear to the bottom (20 in). make is
hoselock
ecoclear 4500 which ois probably too much for your pond, you could get the
smallest one (my pond is about 1700 litres IIRC).

Only suggestion to you I'd make is to get the oblong gravity fed type
rather
than the pressurised round canister type(which I have) as the oblong ones
are more tolerant of getting full of gunge so you can get away cleaning it
less often. Oh, one other thing, no rush to install now as the algae
should
be dying off soon anyway, but as its the end of the season you might be
able
to get good deals over the next few weeks on pond equipment, ready to
start
next spring.

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