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black algae rx
here is some info on treating cyano bacteria from when I had the problem
a couple yers ago John Rutz writes: the algae I have is realy dark green almost black 1 This sounds like a "blue-green algae" (cyanobacteria) bloom. This can be very persistant. at this point i would pay for normal pea green algae Cyanobacteria tend to bloom when there's excess phosphate and deficient nitrate. Adding nitrate can initiate a normal green algae bloom, which will consume the phosphate, starve the cyanobacteria ending it's bloom. The green algae bloom isn't as persistant, and is easier to control. One source of nitrate is hardware store stump remover (some traditional brands are potassium nitrate, check the label). Best wishes - Rod 2 Kh 130 PPM aprox 15,000 g pond so how much copper sulfate to reach 1 ppm ( I am mathematicaly chalenged here ) and do I need to remove plants for this That is 3 level measuring tablespoons in 15,000 gallons water. Dissolve each spoonful in a bucket of water and distribute it as well as possible throughout the pond. Maintain good aeration. It may affect azolla, duckweed, anacharis, cabomba, watermilfoil. Other plants should be OK. Note to others: dosage depends on alkalinity. See table 8 in USDA "Calculating Treatments for Ponds & Tanks" http://www.aquanic.org/publicat/usda...srac/410fs.pdf http://www.dep.state.fl.us/lands/inv...or%20pubs/copp er.pdf - Rod John Rutz Z5 New Mexico never miss a good oportunity to shut up see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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