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Do Ponds Need SOMETHING that Burgeons?
On Sat, 19 May 2007 03:59:57 CST, "Davy"
wrote: As a new comer to ponding, a couple of weeks ago I asked on this group if I really needed to buy oxygenating plants for my new 6m x 5m fish-less wildlife pond. Unfortunately no one with a similar pond replied and most responders were ambiguous on the matter. So I have decided to leave well alone and not get the oxygenators. The pond is very health with clear water. But after recent heavy rain the blanket weed has increased massively. It occurred to me that maybe the real answer to my question may have been that every pond needs something burgeoning to absorb nutrients. That something may be vigorous oxygenators, large numbers of marginals, algae, blanket weed, duck weed, etc. So although the oxygenators may not be needed to provide oxygen; they would be beneficial in absorbing nutrients and preventing the growth of things that are generally not appreciated. Does this make any sense? cheers, Davy Absolutely. I came to the conclusion that others were trying to say you don't have to buy enough to fill the pond.... but get perhaps a quarter of what you were thinking and they'll fill in? We use to be able to get elodea easily here at our pet shops, I really miss it. I can get a bit of it to winter over inside and outside, but every year it doesn't seem to come back as strong as the last. I currently have a 1,000 gallon (3790 liters?) fishless pond filled with tad poles, lilies and a half dozen marginals. It is 6 years old and I see that I'm getting SA a little less each spring. It tends to love where the water comes in. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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