We harvest string algae on our falls. It is not clear that we cold take
enough of that to keep the pond otherwise clear. In the major pond, our
koi are the algae collectors. They think blanket weed is desert. They
even swim up out of the water onto plants to get it.

Jim

Courageous wrote:
The short green stuff helps balance the pond and is a sign
of a healthy pond. Algae is a fact of life in water, there is
algae in the artic, it is part of the base of the food chain
that keeps the planet ticking...


I find these various aquatic trends to be amusing. In sal****er
aquarium land, there is a thing called an "algal turf scrubber"
that is essentially a long textured matrix that they dump aquarium
water over. It is seeded with string algae /deliberately/, and
kept very well lighted with UV lamps, 24 hours a day. It grows
string algae like bunnies, of course. This is an advantage. It's
a great big nutrient sink.

You harvest the algae and compost it periodically.

It's not unlike the veggie filter, 'cept customized for sal****er
tanks.

C//