You did not say how big the pond is. You will have no green water when you
get plants put into it. Some lilies to cover the surface and some
oxygenators will take out all the stuff the algae loves to eat. It will not
be go overnight, it may take a month, but cheaper and much better looking
then a UV. You do not need any filtration on the pond unless you put in a
heavy fish load, but you can still pick up a few feeder goldfish to put in ,
they are 10/ $1.00, here anyways and if they die in the winter you can get
more.

"Mogweed" wrote in message
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Thanks for that - that's our plan as we get into spring and summer.

Cheers,

Mogweed.

"me and bobby mcgee" wrote in message
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We had green water in our new pond last year. We initially tried some
chemical additives to clear the water, then we came across information
about
UV filters. We bought a UV filter on Ebay at a deep discount, and
haven't
had any green water since. It also eliminated the "pond smell". Fish and
plants are happy and healthy, and our water is crystal clear.


"Mogweed" wrote in message
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We've just built a pond and waterfall - silly time of year to do this
here
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