"Gareee©" wrote in message
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Well as I mentioned, the filter blew a hole in the bottom last week.. it's
been storming here on and off for a week and a half now, so there's been a
massive natural water change.

Today I saw the fish all doing that "gasping for air" thing early in the
morning.. once the sun came out and warmed things up, they went under, but
I'd say about 1/4 of the pond is covered by bright green algae now.

I turned on the winter bubbler to at least add additional aeration, and
bypassed the main filter so the uv filter can at least slow things down.

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Gareee
(Gary Tabar Jr.)
The lack of a working filter has allowed the nutrients to build up in the
pond and the algae has found food again. Right now, I think the algae is
your friend. It will keep the numbers down to protect the fish, as long as
there is sufficient oxygen. Get the filter fixed and back on line, and then
the algae will be put under control fairly quickly. I wouldn't try to kill
all the algae without getting the filter back up and running.