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Yet another algae question...
I continually read the algae threads and recently got confused.
I'm not worried about the pea soup stuff - it comes and then goes. I've learned to be patient. However, my floater roots and to some extent my anacharis get covered with "stuff", including string algae, that causes them to float to the surface. That is, the roots of the hyacinth are often splayed out and floating on the surface rather than dangling down in the water. Is this normal? Is it a bad sign? TIA, Fred |
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Yet another algae question...
Fred,
Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing. People in this group consider all algae bad all the time but that's because it interfers with all of us viewing our fishes. If algae was transparent I'd doubt there'd ever be much discussion about algae. Sam "Fred" wrote in message ... I continually read the algae threads and recently got confused. I'm not worried about the pea soup stuff - it comes and then goes. I've learned to be patient. However, my floater roots and to some extent my anacharis get covered with "stuff", including string algae, that causes them to float to the surface. That is, the roots of the hyacinth are often splayed out and floating on the surface rather than dangling down in the water. Is this normal? Is it a bad sign? TIA, Fred |
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Yet another algae question...
"Sam Hopkins" wrote in message
.. . Fred, Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing. People in this group consider all algae bad all the time but that's because it interfers with all of us viewing our fishes. If algae was transparent I'd doubt there'd ever be much discussion about algae. Here, here...I have a feeder tank in my home office. It has been green solid for months...the fish seem to love it. I tossed a pl*co in there and he will soon be walking around the room he is getting so big. Algea are our friends. BV. |
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Yet another algae question...
Oh I highly agree with you about the benefits on a food level. I promote
algae in my big pond (6 acres) so that the chain of life continues and my fish get fed. But in an aquarium or small pond where the point is to see the fish algae makes us hate it. "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... "Sam Hopkins" wrote in message .. . Fred, Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing. People in this group consider all algae bad all the time but that's because it interfers with all of us viewing our fishes. If algae was transparent I'd doubt there'd ever be much discussion about algae. Here, here...I have a feeder tank in my home office. It has been green solid for months...the fish seem to love it. I tossed a pl*co in there and he will soon be walking around the room he is getting so big. Algea are our friends. BV. |
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Yet another algae question...
I agree that most algae is good for a pond or an aquarium but the string algae
i have been trying to fight is just ruining my pond.It forms hugs mats under water engulfing other plants and even entangling fish. what can it do? Moon remove nospam from e-mail to send to me, I grow trees in aquariums like bonsai. I breed dwarf crayfish, great for planted community tanks. If you can get me a shovelnose sturgeon fingerling (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) no wild caught please, contact me |
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Yet another algae question...
This is all fine, and I agree in principle. My question, though, involves
the floating roots. Is this typical behavior with algae and floaters, or is it a sign that the pond may be choking? F On 6/11/03 7:29 AM, in article , "Sam Hopkins" wrote: Fred, Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing. People in this group consider all algae bad all the time but that's because it interfers with all of us viewing our fishes. If algae was transparent I'd doubt there'd ever be much discussion about algae. Sam "Fred" wrote in message ... I continually read the algae threads and recently got confused. I'm not worried about the pea soup stuff - it comes and then goes. I've learned to be patient. However, my floater roots and to some extent my anacharis get covered with "stuff", including string algae, that causes them to float to the surface. That is, the roots of the hyacinth are often splayed out and floating on the surface rather than dangling down in the water. Is this normal? Is it a bad sign? TIA, Fred |
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Yet another algae question...
Fred, it may mean that you have a nutrient level that is too high,
causing the algae to grow faster than the plants. You can add more plants or change out some water, decrease or stop feeding, remove some fish (if you have too high a load), decrease sunlight, etc. You can use many of the same types for reducing pea soup algae as for string algae. With string algae, you can also twirl in around a stick and remove "globs" of it that way. You can probably pull it off the hyacinth roots as well so it doesn't cause the roots to float to the surface. As long as the leaves get sunshine, the plants will be fine. If I were you, I would stop feeding the fish for now. All goldfish and koi (carp) can survive for months without supplemental food. They are constantly eating algae, bugs, larvae and some plants. They will do just fine without extras until you can get the algae down a bit. Do you have any underwater plants (anacharis, hornwort, etc.)? They will "soak" up a lot of nutrients from the water, or add several bunches of watercress (from produce section at grocery store). Don't plant the anacharis or watercress, just float in the pond or place in shallow pots with gravel to anchor it in place. Watercress would be a "marginal" plant, but the anacharis / hornwort is submerged. HTH -- Kathy B, zookeeper 3500gal pond, 13 pond pigs Oregon Fred wrote: ... My question, though, involves the floating roots. Is this typical behavior with algae and floaters, or is it a sign that the pond may be choking? On 6/11/03 7:29 AM, in article , "Sam Hopkins" wrote: Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing ... "Fred" wrote in message However, my floater roots and to some extent my anacharis get covered with "stuff", including string algae, that causes them to float to the surface. That is, the roots of the hyacinth are often splayed out and floating ... |
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Yet another algae question...
I have a new large 35' x 55' pond and I started having major string
algae early this year after the winter thaw. I added barley straw to the pond and within 3 weeks all the string algae was gone and the water cleared up. The water was crystal clear down to about 3.5 feet of the 5 foot depth until I had the bright idea to take the barley straw halfway out for a long weekend when I was gone because my huge pond looked too clean. When I got back my pond was pea soup and to this day it still has not gotten as clear as it was. Ug! I got my bale at wholesale prices at: http://www.naturalsolutionsetc.com/ because it came complete with bags and leader string and was cheap compared to elsewhere I looked. The bale they sent me will last my pond 2 or 3 years - stored in the dry basement. The stuff works and it is natural. It works by the decay of the barley straw slow time releases Hydrogen Perodixe into the water killing the alge. Barley straw works the best for the least amount of straw. Rick ospam (Moontanman) wrote in message ... I agree that most algae is good for a pond or an aquarium but the string algae i have been trying to fight is just ruining my pond.It forms hugs mats under water engulfing other plants and even entangling fish. what can it do? Moon remove nospam from e-mail to send to me, I grow trees in aquariums like bonsai. I breed dwarf crayfish, great for planted community tanks. If you can get me a shovelnose sturgeon fingerling (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) no wild caught please, contact me |
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Yet another algae question...
If your plants arent dying you're fine.
"Fred" wrote in message ... This is all fine, and I agree in principle. My question, though, involves the floating roots. Is this typical behavior with algae and floaters, or is it a sign that the pond may be choking? F On 6/11/03 7:29 AM, in article , "Sam Hopkins" wrote: Fred, Algae is only bad if it's in such a large concentration that it risks starving your fish of oxygen at night or if it risks killing plants because it engulfs them and prevents them from photosynthesizing. People in this group consider all algae bad all the time but that's because it interfers with all of us viewing our fishes. If algae was transparent I'd doubt there'd ever be much discussion about algae. Sam "Fred" wrote in message ... I continually read the algae threads and recently got confused. I'm not worried about the pea soup stuff - it comes and then goes. I've learned to be patient. However, my floater roots and to some extent my anacharis get covered with "stuff", including string algae, that causes them to float to the surface. That is, the roots of the hyacinth are often splayed out and floating on the surface rather than dangling down in the water. Is this normal? Is it a bad sign? TIA, Fred |
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