"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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"Gale Pearce" wrote in message
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The Algae is wild this year. I can pull it out by the handful everyday
and
the pond is only 500 gallons. I finally put a few Water Hyacinths in on
the weekend,

Hi Bill - I don't know where you live - I'm in Sw Ont and I have a
battle
with string algae every spring until my lilies pads start to give me
some
surface coverage on my pond - we have finally got some warmer weather
here
(~90's the last couple of days) so the lilies are finally taking off -
as
well I use a bacteria additive all season long which helps and mine has
died
back a lot in the last few days, if not completely gone - if you haven't
tried that it might be worth a try
Gale :~)

I'm in Southern Ontario. I never really has a String Algae problem until
the end of last summer. My lilies were doing fairly well, but have slowed
down a bit. They may need some plant spikes.

What's the bacteria you mentioned?


I use Aquazyme, but there are also other products on the market:

http://tinyurl.com/blef7

"TetraPond Concentrated Aqua-Zyme is a bacterial and enzyme water purifier
that eliminates green water . The natural enzymes break down the nutrients
on which algae thrive, therefore the algae cannot survive. One 12-ounce
container can maintain water clarity in a 1,000 gallon pond for an entire
season. It is safe for fish, plants, people and the environment and is
particularly useful in the spring before water garden plants begin their
own purifying processes."


This stuff works great, will help prevent pea soup algae as well as
reducing string algae,and will boost the efficieny of any filtration system
you have by colonizing your filter. It keeps sludge from building up on
the bottom of the pond, and greatly reduces nutrients in the water. My
water is so low in suspended solids that I can clearly see all the way to
the bottom of my pond (45").