On Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:24:19 EDT, Peter Pan wrote:

The other thing I noticed was there is green hair algea in the pond
(another first for me) I left the UV running all winter but it would
appear the bulb losts its ability to work properly. I'm thinking to
replace the bulb and possible add another UV.
Your thoughts and comments are welcomed

UV doesn't do anything to stop the hair algae (blanket weed). It can
only stop waterborn algae that turns your water green since it has to
go by the UV bulb. The blanket weed is common at the start of the
season since it seems to start growing before the rest of the plans get
going to compete for nutrients.

As JB says it could be that your filter needs cleaning.

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