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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on
ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? -- Gareee© (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
Here's the link to the web info:
http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/gl_design_w...597675,00.html -- Gareee© (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
Gareee© wrote: Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? Yeah your invited to Kill-a-koi festival: Koi-lo aka Carolyn Adamo Gulley Maiden name Witkowski born 1944 Current "husband": Randy R. born 1946 3245 North Lamar Road Mount Juliet TN 37122-7806 |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
no.... to either. salt only 0.05 - 0.1% and no more.
you have to remember that a LOT of these shows on TV use "personalities" ... people who are self promoting and really dont know much of anything. Ingrid "Gareee©" wrote: Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
Moments before spontaneously combusting Gareee© at
was heard opining: Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? ======================= Sounds like they've come up with yet another unnecessary product to *sell* to pond-keepers. ;-) Just my opinion of course. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 rec.pond's FAQ are at: http://www.geocities.com/justinm090/faq.html ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
"Koi-Lo" wrote in message
... Sounds like they've come up with yet another unnecessary product to *sell* to pond-keepers. ;-) Just my opinion of course. I dunno.. I really enjoy his show, and he's always had some excellent advise and tips. He also has his own koi pond/stream, and it looks excellent. They usually do most of the shows in his yard, and he showcases what he's done, and how he does it. Plus, he's also pretty creative and funny. Wish I woulda taped it. -- Gareee© (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
"Gareee©" wrote in message ... "Koi-Lo" wrote in message ... Sounds like they've come up with yet another unnecessary product to *sell* to pond-keepers. ;-) Just my opinion of course. I dunno.. I really enjoy his show, and he's always had some excellent advise and tips. ============== First they sell us UV lights to kill algae, free swimming parasites and bad bacteria. Then they sell us bacteria! How did people keep ponds over all these eons without all these products? I suppose if you think you may need them there's no harm in adding them. I don't use salt in my ponds because of all the plants and personally, I see no need for it. But here again, it's whatever works for YOU. :-) -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
I use to use weekly bacteria, BZT. Now I just use it if something is "off".
Last year's "off" was water not being as polished as I'd like. I think I used it twice. Ever since I've kept the filter running on slow mo thru winter I haven't had to jump start it. Salt. I usually keep it up around what Ingrid mentioned 0.05-0.1%, sometimes a tad higher in spring. I also do a Prazi treatment spring & fall for flukes. For the lily pond I don't use any salt, and rarely BZT, and then I'm using it more for the enzyme action to help break down mulm. That's my MO. :-) ~ jan ----------------- (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
"Gareee©" wrote in message
... Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Every surface on this planet is covered with a mixture of beneficial and undesirable bacteria. When the system is balanced, you don't need to continually inject additional beneficial bacteria to the system. Take for example bad breath, the leading cause is an imbalance, and excessive anaerobic bacteria which release sulfur compounds. Proper dental hygiene restores the balance. You don't need to brush your teeth with beneficial bacteria paste, because the beneficial bacteria are already there. Same with your pond, properly aerated, good water flow, and proper plant balance is all that is needed. I have never added beneficial bacteria to my pond, and I have acceptably clear pond water, no algae problems (except the spring algae bloom) and no swamp smells. Realize that the almost every show on HGTV is really an advertisement, they're an endless series of product placements. At least when you watch powerblock on SpikeTV, they're upfront about getting all their parts from JEGS. -S |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
"Snooze" wrote in message
et... Realize that the almost every show on HGTV is really an advertisement, they're an endless series of product placements. At least when you watch powerblock on SpikeTV, they're upfront about getting all their parts from JEGS. I'll respectfully disagree.. I watch quite a number of shows on HGTV, and while some are self serving, the majority IMHO, as good informative shows without product brand affiliation. In the show I mentioned, a skimmer, the bacteria and a pump were mentioned, however there were no brands mentioned at all, and there were no commercials related to the products shown in use. Even in the webpage about the show, no links are provided to vendors, or even online retailers. Some shows, (specifically craft shows) do seem to be advertising slated, but in many of those cases, they are using new crafting products that would be difficult to locate without product naming. -- Gareee© (Gary Tabar Jr.) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
Hi Ingrid - I agree with you on the salt, but not the bacteria - I have been
using it for 7 or 8 years on a weekly basis - prior to that, I had filamentous (sp? - string) algae all thru my lilies and hanging down the sides of the pond - right now, I have it starting to grow on the sides, but once I get some shade from lily pads and have added bacteria for a few weeks, I know it will start to recede and be gone by June as always in the past. The beneficial bacteria I add is already present in the pond, all I am doing is "boosting" the concentration of it (temporarily)as I know my pond is stocked too heavy (~ 50 fish 3 koi, rest various GF in ~ 1000 gal US) as are most backyard ponds - I should have ~ 8 or 9 GF, but I gave up trying to maintain that amt., and I love my many pets :~) Gale :~) no.... to either. salt only 0.05 - 0.1% and no more. Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
"G Pearce" wrote in message ... Hi Ingrid - I agree with you on the salt, but not the bacteria - I have been using it for 7 or 8 years on a weekly basis - prior to that, I had filamentous (sp? - string) algae all thru my lilies and hanging down the sides of the pond - right now, I have it starting to grow on the sides, but once I get some shade from lily pads and have added bacteria for a few weeks, I know it will start to recede and be gone by June as always in the past. The beneficial bacteria I add is already present in the pond, all I am doing is "boosting" the concentration of it (temporarily)as I know my pond is stocked too heavy (~ 50 fish 3 koi, rest various GF in ~ 1000 gal US) as are most backyard ponds - I should have ~ 8 or 9 GF, but I gave up trying to maintain that amt., and I love my many pets :~) =================== They're easy to sex this time of year. You have to clean the pond sooner or later anyway. Just keep the best males. You wont have any more problems with overstocking. We're draining down our 2000g next week to remove 8 young koi spawned last summer, and about 1/3 of the adults. I don't keep GF in the larger ponds anymore. -- Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995... Aquariums since 1952 My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 Aquarium FAQ are at: http://faq.thekrib.com/ ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
G Pearce wrote: Hi Ingrid - I agree with you on the salt, but not the bacteria - I have been using it for 7 or 8 years on a weekly basis - prior to that, I had filamentous (sp? - string) algae all thru my lilies and hanging down the sides of the pond - right now, I have it starting to grow on the sides, but once I get some shade from lily pads and have added bacteria for a few weeks, I know it will start to recede and be gone by June as always in the past. The beneficial bacteria I add is already present in the pond, all I am doing is "boosting" the concentration of it (temporarily)as I know my pond is stocked too heavy (~ 50 fish 3 koi, rest various GF in ~ 1000 gal US) as are most backyard ponds - I should have ~ 8 or 9 GF, but I gave up trying to maintain that amt., and I love my many pets :~) Gale :~) no.... to either. salt only 0.05 - 0.1% and no more. Just saw Gardening by the yard on HGTV today, and they had 1/2 the show on ponds and care.. they recommended using a weekly dose of beneficial bacteria, and rock salt. Thoughts? Hi Gale, I'm interested in what you use as a beneficial bacteria. I used to frequent this group all the time, but haven't been here recently. We were looking at (now don't freak out), Rid-X as it is a beneficial bacteria for septics. Two of the beneficial bacteria that I have purchased for the pond at great cost looked and smelled just like it. DH said one of his friends at work used Rid-X, but thought he'd used too much as it killed some of his fish. I'm betting there is a safe effective dose of it that can be used, but I'm not willing to sacrifice any fish to find out!!! There is something that I know Jan used to use, and I think it came from Ken's, but I can't remember the rest of the name of the place. What is the one you used? thanks for the help, Olde Hippee, Nan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
On 14 Apr 2006 13:16:23 -0700, "Olde Hippee" wrote:
There is something that I know Jan used to use, and I think it came from Ken's, but I can't remember the rest of the name of the place. What is the one you used? thanks for the help, Olde Hippee, Nan Remember CSA? Well it is now BZT and can be purchased from: United-Tech. -- Google for it perhaps? In 2002 it was $34.45 plus shipping for 8 ozs. if you request Rob's Ponder Special. 1-888-999-0545 So check there, maybe you can give us some updated information. ~ jan ----------------- (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
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Algae control with mainly bacteria and salt?
I have been
using it for 7 or 8 years on a weekly basis - prior to that, I had filamentous (sp? - string0 fish 3 koi, rest various GF in ~ 1000 gal US) as are most backyard ponds - I should have ~ 8 or 9 GF, but I gave up trying to maintain that amt., and I love my many pets :~) Gale :~) Hi Gale, I'm interested in what you use as a beneficial bacteria. Hi Nan - I use Bacta Pur Klear and / or SludgeBuster - A $23 Can bottle (liter) does me the whole season (~1000 gal US) - I run out about Sept, but the pond bottom is clean and string algae is long gone. I no longer have to keep dealing with the sludge (mulm) on the bottom of the pond. The bacteria additive eats it up, as well as what ever was feeding the string algae I had. It seems to give the pond water a polished look. Jan used a different product, but I can't remember the name - Jan? Gale :~) |
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