green fuzzy is good algae.
sunlight is good unless the pond temp goes over 80oF
in a veggie filter it is best to root plants directly into the water stream and the
roots often remove particles. no pots, no pebbles .. well unless you need some rocks
to hold the plants. speed of water movement doesnt seem to matter altho my pump isnt
that big either. a veggie filter is "sized" to the amount of water in the pond and
the number of fish. my veggie filter is 14' long, 10" deep (the water) holds about
90 gallons, a total of about 1400 gallons in the pond, 22 small to medium koi. the
plants I use grow up (water celery and cyperus) so I dont need to plant the entire
filter with the filtering plants, altho by the end of the year the roots from those
plants I put in extend all the way out and under and around the potted flowering
plants I have in the filter. Ingrid
"The~Doofie~ManŠ" wrote:
I noticed yesterday that the pond is starting to get green "fuzzy" algae all
over everything. The liner, rocks, the pebbles on the plant ledge you name
it. I have plants and a mechanical filter as well. Should I get more plants
or a UV filter as well?
Is this "good" algae or the start of the bad algae?
I don't think the 4 little goldfish I have are the root of the problem. I
feel I have enough plants but the more the merrier. I firmly believe the
root of the problem is too much sunlight. The pond gets sunlight ALL day, I
have water cover both live & artificial. I guess not enough.
All help is greatly appreciated in advance people.
Oh before I forget. With a veggie filter do the plants get buried in the
soil mix on top of the pebble base in baskets? I can make a "stream" and
then have a bunch of plants at the edge of the one end just before it falls
into the pond. And if so is a slower water flow better for a veggie filter?
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