Green water
 

We've just built a pond and waterfall - silly time of year to do this here
in the UK, I know, but if we hadn't, we'd spend the money on something else
and still have a crappy garden come summer :o)

Anyway, because it's the wrong time of year, we have no plants or fish in it
yet but it is a "working pond" in the sense that it's full of water and the
waterfall is active. When the time comes, we intend to put in plants but are
undecided about fish. All we really wanted was the relaxing sight and sound
of tinkling, gurgling, water and fish - if we have any at all - will be just
a couple of goldfish.

We haven't installed any sort of filter yet, partly because we have nothing
(live) in the pond yet and partly because we've run out of money. However,
the water is getting rather green so I was wondering if there are any sort
of chemical additives I can put in to reverse this and have clear water
again? Come the spring, I'll probably empty the pond and power-wash the
liner before installing the plants and a filter of some sort, but is there
anything I can do until then?

Cheers,

Mogweed
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Green water
 

"Mogweed" wrote:

Hello Mogweed

M We haven't installed any sort of filter yet, partly because
M we have nothing (live) in the pond yet and partly because
M we've run out of money. However, the water is getting rather
M green so I was wondering if there are any sort of chemical
M additives I can put in to reverse this and have clear water
M again? Come the spring, I'll probably empty the pond and
M power-wash the liner before installing the plants and a
M filter of some sort, but is there anything I can do until
M then?

Don't replace the water! Tap water will go green. If you leave it
alone it'll clear up by itself (variable time, just be patient) Google
for plenty of info about this, but if you replace the water then
/that/ will bloom because it'll have higher nitrates.

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Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

Green water
 

Thanks very much for that Simon. Guess I'll just leave it alone then :o)

Cheers,

Mogweed.

"Simon Avery" wrote in message
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"Mogweed" wrote:

Hello Mogweed

M We haven't installed any sort of filter yet, partly because
M we have nothing (live) in the pond yet and partly because
M we've run out of money. However, the water is getting rather
M green so I was wondering if there are any sort of chemical
M additives I can put in to reverse this and have clear water
M again? Come the spring, I'll probably empty the pond and
M power-wash the liner before installing the plants and a
M filter of some sort, but is there anything I can do until
M then?

Don't replace the water! Tap water will go green. If you leave it
alone it'll clear up by itself (variable time, just be patient) Google
for plenty of info about this, but if you replace the water then
/that/ will bloom because it'll have higher nitrates.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

Green water
 

Lots easier to just let it be anyway gryn....

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"Mogweed" wrote in message
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Thanks very much for that Simon. Guess I'll just leave it alone then :o)

Cheers,

Mogweed.

"Simon Avery" wrote in message
...
"Mogweed" wrote:

Hello Mogweed

M We haven't installed any sort of filter yet, partly because
M we have nothing (live) in the pond yet and partly because
M we've run out of money. However, the water is getting rather
M green so I was wondering if there are any sort of chemical
M additives I can put in to reverse this and have clear water
M again? Come the spring, I'll probably empty the pond and
M power-wash the liner before installing the plants and a
M filter of some sort, but is there anything I can do until
M then?

Don't replace the water! Tap water will go green. If you leave it
alone it'll clear up by itself (variable time, just be patient) Google
for plenty of info about this, but if you replace the water then
/that/ will bloom because it'll have higher nitrates.

--
Simon Avery, Dartmoor, UK Ý http://www.digdilem.org/

Green water
 

We had green water in our new pond last year. We initially tried some
chemical additives to clear the water, then we came across information about
UV filters. We bought a UV filter on Ebay at a deep discount, and haven't
had any green water since. It also eliminated the "pond smell". Fish and
plants are happy and healthy, and our water is crystal clear.


"Mogweed" wrote in message
...
We've just built a pond and waterfall - silly time of year to do this here
in the UK, I know, but if we hadn't, we'd spend the money on something
else
and still have a crappy garden come summer :o)

Anyway, because it's the wrong time of year, we have no plants or fish in
it
yet but it is a "working pond" in the sense that it's full of water and
the
waterfall is active. When the time comes, we intend to put in plants but
are
undecided about fish. All we really wanted was the relaxing sight and
sound
of tinkling, gurgling, water and fish - if we have any at all - will be
just
a couple of goldfish.

We haven't installed any sort of filter yet, partly because we have
nothing
(live) in the pond yet and partly because we've run out of money. However,
the water is getting rather green so I was wondering if there are any sort
of chemical additives I can put in to reverse this and have clear water
again? Come the spring, I'll probably empty the pond and power-wash the
liner before installing the plants and a filter of some sort, but is there
anything I can do until then?

Cheers,

Mogweed
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Green water
 

Thanks for that - that's our plan as we get into spring and summer.

Cheers,

Mogweed.

"me and bobby mcgee" wrote in message
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We had green water in our new pond last year. We initially tried some
chemical additives to clear the water, then we came across information
about
UV filters. We bought a UV filter on Ebay at a deep discount, and haven't
had any green water since. It also eliminated the "pond smell". Fish and
plants are happy and healthy, and our water is crystal clear.


"Mogweed" wrote in message
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We've just built a pond and waterfall - silly time of year to do this
here
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Green water
 

You did not say how big the pond is. You will have no green water when you
get plants put into it. Some lilies to cover the surface and some
oxygenators will take out all the stuff the algae loves to eat. It will not
be go overnight, it may take a month, but cheaper and much better looking
then a UV. You do not need any filtration on the pond unless you put in a
heavy fish load, but you can still pick up a few feeder goldfish to put in ,
they are 10/ $1.00, here anyways and if they die in the winter you can get
more.

"Mogweed" wrote in message
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Thanks for that - that's our plan as we get into spring and summer.

Cheers,

Mogweed.

"me and bobby mcgee" wrote in message
. ..
We had green water in our new pond last year. We initially tried some
chemical additives to clear the water, then we came across information
about
UV filters. We bought a UV filter on Ebay at a deep discount, and
haven't
had any green water since. It also eliminated the "pond smell". Fish and
plants are happy and healthy, and our water is crystal clear.


"Mogweed" wrote in message
...
We've just built a pond and waterfall - silly time of year to do this
here
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