HK Newbie wrote I then set a beach umbrella in as a permanent shade...
cleaned the pond...haven't had to feed the fish...
doesn't get choked up by
algae like it used to.... the water has pretty much remained clear

You've employeed three of the algae primer basics
- cleaned out the debris
- added shade
- didn't overfeed fish


kathy :-)
algae primer
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