"~ janj" wrote in message
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I don't think K30 will mind if I post this again. ~ jan

On 23 Mar 2003 (K30a) wrote:

Algae fighting tips

~ New ponds and spring ponds need time for plants to get established,
algae is
quicker at getting going!
~ add LOTS of plants, of any kind, in the pond. Especially underwater
plants.
~ Shade is good - provided by lily pads, floating plants or artificial
shade
for part of the day.
~ LOW fish stocking (20 gallons per goldfish, 100 per koi) and not
overfeeding
the fish.
~ building a mechanical filter to screen gunk.
~ build a veggie filter, run water through plants, as easy as floating
water
hyacinth in your filter.
~ clean up dead plant matter and screen for falling leaves
in the fall.
~ water movement, occasional water changes of 10%
~ add a sludge consumer, concentrated bacteria.
I use A HREF="http://united-tech.com"http://united-tech.com/A
~ building ponds with bottom drains and skimmers.
~ do not use algaecides, they only make lots of suddenly dead algae
and that will feed the next algae bloom.
~ gently remove string algae
~ patience ;-)

k30a

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(Do you know where your water quality is?)

It's always good to be reminded of the
essentials.

My inground pond doesn't have any filtration
but it does have a lot of plants. I get some
string algae - or that pale green stuff that tends
to float on the top - mostly around the shallow
end. The above ground goldfish pond has
a filter and it never gets any but the good algae.
The above ground minnow pond has no
filter (other than lots of plants, like all my ponds)
and will get a bit of algae, but nothing massive.

This year I added a solar powered water
oxygenator (air pump) to the above ground
minnow pond, and a floating solar water
fountain to the inground pond.

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA