UV's - none. I don't use them for a reason though I have a friend who had a
very small pond who used one and had crystal clear water. Her pond however
was in a deck (no silt runoff into the pond), was very shaded (that in
itself will keep the algae down) and was extremely small (maybe 3X3x1.5).
I'm not against UV, I just said that this pond has silt eroding into it and
needs more than a simple UV fix. I like my almost 'natural' way of doing
things but that is what tickles my 'fancy'. I'm also extremely lazy,
overworked, underpaid, 5'2", 55 yrs, out of shape, etc... I don't have the
time, energy, muscle or patience to do what a lot of ponders here do. My
setup is extremely simple, relatively small (about 1000 gals at most) and
crystal clear most of the time with very, very, little work involved (I
throw food at the fish, add water when needed, watch the cats make fools of
themselves lusting after the fish). My biggest concern is my three
butterfly koi and my albino cat getting too big for the pond and not knowing
what to do other than build a bigger pond

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"Go Fig" wrote in message
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In article , dkat
wrote:

If you take a look at the pictures, you will see that it is more than
just
an issue of algae. The hyacinths not only take the nutrients out of the
water that keeps algae growing, they filter out the soil particles.
They
are also almost maintenance free where a filter takes a lot of time and
effort especially under conditions where you have soil eroding into the
pond
(note I say filter because even with a UV you then have to have some
sort of
filtering if you go your route). UV lights are expensive and
unnecessary in
my book but whatever tweaks your fancy.

How much personal experience do you have with them?

jay
Wed May 26, 2004




"Jeff Spicoli" wrote in message
45...
"Destroyallx" wrote in
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http://www.thehvscene.com/pond/

check that out.. i post new pictures of my more than once a week on
here.. im making a diary basically of the progression of my pond.
its been a few weeks and my water is still green/murky.. it just
wont
go away.. maybe a veggie filter and everything. i just bough more
potted lillies so im waiting for them to come up. and i have a bunch
of
lillies that bloomed already.
what can i do about this water clarity... im guessing its time



UV...

I went a whole spring and much of summer with the same water and
listening
to others advice about more plants, good bacteria, biological filter,
blah,
blah, blah, and to just be patient and don't bother with a UV..

Well, I got tired of being patient, bought a UV and within a week or
so,
crystal clear water... It has been crystal clear ever since...

If you are like me and don't care immensely about the NATURAL process
of
clarity and just want a clear pond w/ healthy fish and plants; don't
rule
out buying a UV...

I enjoy my pond much more seeing the colors in my fish down to the
anacharis
coming out of my gravel bottom.


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