String Algae
Hi:
The string algae is getting very thick in my stream. I am almost daily pulling it out. I do have an UV filter but obviously the string algae does not go thru it as it is attached to rocks going down the stream. Short of daily pulling it out does anyone have any better suggestions? Thanks Heather SW Ontario (Zone 5) |
String Algae
I haven't found a better way, either. I read another post where someone
(sorry, I can'r remember everybody) said they use a new toilet brush in the pond. They swirl it around and it picks up the algae. My stream isn't deep enough for that to work for me there. I also just go out daily and pull it up. Sorry I couldn't be more help, maybe someone else here knows of something? ShawnAnne High Desert, zone 6 |
String Algae
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 13:59:48 -0400, "Heather"
wrote: The string algae is getting very thick in my stream. I am almost daily pulling it out. I do have an UV filter but obviously the string algae does not go thru it as it is attached to rocks going down the stream. Short of daily pulling it out does anyone have any better suggestions? Use some 30-10-10 soluble fertilizer and encourage another algae to take over the pond. soluble nitrate (not ammonium nitrate) fertilizer will do the trick, but the 30-10-10 flower fertilizer is much easier to find. Takes a couple months to get the water clear again and that may not be a great idea for you, but it worked for me in Zone 8. Aluminum Sulfate 2.66 ounces per 1000 gal. 4 oz per 1500 gal. It's 20 ppm, which is the dose recommended by the USDA. Reduces KH removes, phosphates causes particles to coagulate. Will kill string algae, but unless you clean the dead algae out of the pond it decays and can cause an ammonia problem. The dead algae breaks loose from the sides and bottom and can plug your drain and pump if it is heavy enough. After going through this kill and vacuum routine several times I turned the UV off and went with the fertilizer. The water turned black for about a month and then I turned the UV back on and the water cleared up in a couple weeks. If you have string algae in such small amounts you can scoop it out daily that might be the easy way out. Regards, Hal |
String Algae
Hi, I have had some luck adding my salt in the stream so it runs through the
stones and over the waterfall. I mix it in a bucket with some pond water and pour it in. Clears things up for quite a while. |
String Algae
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