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Old 18-05-2004, 05:17 PM
Jeff Spicoli
 
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Default Brown floating scum

"Mouse" wrote in
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"David" wrote in message
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Thanks for the tip...wow cleaning the pond has really been my last
resort...there are lots of fish and of course I dont want to lose
any...further the task is rather daunting.....previous owners did not
leave much info....so i am going it alone.

I have two quick questions before I resign myself to draining the
pond:

1) Pondzyme (i.e. pond bacteria mixes), Is there a problem if too much
is put into pond...does megadosing bacteria mix in the spring help
water clarity? Would it be dangerous?

2) How about pool type vacuum, that allows vacuuming the bottom
without draining the pond...that said I cannot see the bottom of the
pond.

thanks so much for your help and thanks in advance for any uother tips

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To add to my previous post, you need a very fine filter medium to
filter it out like fine foam, but be prepared for lots of cleaning.
Also make sure the UV is before the filter. Have searched the net but
can find nothing on dosing levels for Pondzyme. I have found the liquid
bacteria better than the powder forms of enzyme, (I use Blagdon
Biosludgebuster, not sure if it is available where you are) and dose
initially once a week for the first month, then a maintenance dose once
a month. My own experience of vacuums is that they tend to hoover up
things like plants and fry best :-)

Mouse (Yorkshire UK)




UV before the filter? Wouldn't the gunk possibly muck up the glass,
deteriorating the power of the UV?

I have mine as follows:

FILTER - UV - Waterfall (Veggi-filter) - Back into pond



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