Yep I'd like to grow some Algae on the new patch work of my concrete pond
to help hide the differences in color between the new and old concrete
Any ideas on how to speed up the process would be helpful



TerryinTexas



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I once saw a show where they wanted the
whole liner to turn green. They put down the
basic black liner and then covered it with a white
felt fabric. The whole thing turned green all the
way up the sides and out of the waterline.
I expect the white felt was lined with something
to keep it in one piece.
It looked really good when it was all green and
disappeared into the rockwork.

k :-)

I have heard that with "fake rock" water features that are sold here (New
Zealand) they recommend if you want an aged, weathered look to brush it with
plain Yoghurt, it promotes the algae growth.....


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Yep I'd like to grow some Algae on the new patch work of my concrete pond
to help hide the differences in color between the new and old concrete
Any ideas on how to speed up the process would be helpful



TerryinTexas






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If you are in Texas like I am, I find that water and Texas sun equals algae
very quickly. Unsure if it would help but I can send you scrapping of my
pond algae to seed your pond.
Dan

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Yep I'd like to grow some Algae on the new patch work of my concrete pond
to help hide the differences in color between the new and old concrete
Any ideas on how to speed up the process would be helpful



TerryinTexas






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that is for moss... not algae. All algae needs is sun and nutrients.
Ingrid

"RichardB" wrote in message
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I have heard that with "fake rock" water features that are sold here (New
Zealand) they recommend if you want an aged, weathered look to brush it
with
plain Yoghurt, it promotes the algae growth.....


wrote in message
...
Yep I'd like to grow some Algae on the new patch work of my concrete pond
to help hide the differences in color between the new and old concrete
Any ideas on how to speed up the process would be helpful



TerryinTexas






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RichardB wrote:

I have heard that with "fake rock" water features that are sold here (New
Zealand) they recommend if you want an aged, weathered look to brush it
with plain Yoghurt, it promotes the algae growth.....

There's a recipe somewhere for moss, that suggests mixing some moss with
yoghurt and covering the rock with it. I imagine it would work with algae.
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derek
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RichardB wrote:

I have heard that with "fake rock" water features that are sold here (New
Zealand) they recommend if you want an aged, weathered look to brush it
with plain Yoghurt, it promotes the algae growth.....

There's a recipe somewhere for moss, that suggests mixing some moss with
yoghurt and covering the rock with it. I imagine it would work with algae. Derek

Since the kind of algae the OP is looking for lives under water, I
would think the fish would LOVE algae mixed yogurt, and wouldn't
last long. ;-) ~ jan
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Zone 7a, SE Washington State
Ponds: www.jjspond.us

mix moss with buttermilk and coat rocks. Ingrid