"Ron in Radio Heaven" wrote in message
om...
ok I have changed the uv light bulb have lots and lots of plants last
year
had no problem with green water after adding tetra uv light but this year
I
cant get rid of it any more suggestions


Get rid of the UV light and get a veggie filter.
No more green water.

While that's a great recommendation, the problem for many of us, is that the
plants for the veggie filter are just not readily available.

The only source I've had for water lettuce and water hyacinth has been the
kindness of people here in the group. The local stores simply either have
very poor stock, or none at all.
(My local lowe's had only 2 shipments of pond plants.. one was excellent,
and I scored a great lilly, that's doing very well, and 2 great iris
plants.)

The second shipment they got was a disaster in the making. they had the
palette still wrapped coming off the truck, and the containers literally had
*no* water in them at all! I told one of the people unloading them that they
were all dying, and needed to be filled with water.

No one did, and 2 days later, they literally tossed the entire shipment, and
told me they were not reordering for the season.

I've been really trying NOT to buy or use a UV filter, preferring natural
options if possible, but I again literally could not get rid of greenwater
this year until Muffin sent me a box of water lettuce, and in less then a
week's time, it cleared my water right up. I can actually see the rocks on
the bottom for the first time this year.

I *hope* to save some water lettuce in the house in a tub, along with an
elephant ear, so I have some stock for next year.

But waiting till mid summer before being able to get enouggh pond plants at
a reasonable rate really does make me possibly lean towards the UV option in
the future.


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