"Anon" wrote in message
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The oxygenating weed in my 1500 gallon pond is really taking over now. (I
think it's Canadian pondweed, Elodea.) When is a good time to remove some
of it? It's all rooted in the mulm at the bottom of the pond so it really
messes the water up when it's pulled out. How much should be in there
anyway? I don't have much plant life in there at the moment, just a couple
of waterlillies.
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It sounds like your pond can use a drain down and cleaning. Mulm on the
bottom can be pretty foul and give off harmful gasses. I would wait until a
drain down is done. Remove all the mulm with a wet-dry shop vac. Keep some
of the healthiest looking Elodea, hose it off and toss it back in. I hope
you have some other form of aeration as these plants give off no oxygen at
night. Don't depend on them to supply aeration.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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