"G Pearce" wrote in message
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Hi Ingrid - I agree with you on the salt, but not the bacteria - I have
been using it for 7 or 8 years on a weekly basis - prior to that, I had
filamentous (sp? - string) algae all thru my lilies and hanging down the
sides of the pond - right now, I have it starting to grow on the sides,
but once I get some shade from lily pads and have added bacteria for a few
weeks, I know it will start to recede and be gone by June as always in the
past. The beneficial bacteria I add is already present in the pond, all I
am doing is "boosting" the concentration of it (temporarily)as I know my
pond is stocked too heavy (~ 50 fish 3 koi, rest various GF in ~ 1000 gal
US) as are most backyard ponds - I should have ~ 8 or 9 GF, but I gave up
trying to maintain that amt., and I love my many pets :~)
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They're easy to sex this time of year. You have to clean the pond sooner or
later anyway. Just keep the best males. You wont have any more problems
with overstocking. We're draining down our 2000g next week to remove 8
young koi spawned last summer, and about 1/3 of the adults. I don't keep GF
in the larger ponds anymore.
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