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Pond Algae
Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all
summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. Thanks, Jeff |
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Pond Algae
Sheetrock is gypsum. Read below...
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/manag/clearpon/ JeffC wrote: Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. Thanks, Jeff |
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Pond Algae
http://tinyurl.com/2kc9z
JeffC wrote: Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. Thanks, Jeff |
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Pond Algae
That website is about managing muddy water (suspended clay) and has
nothing to do with the algae which is blanket algae or string algae. This algae is living on nutrients in the water and uses sunlight to grow. Shade and removing nutrients with filter plants will help prevent it. You can also use barley straw: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/str...ct%20sheet.htm I get my barley straw from our local Ace Hardware store (Weavers). Sheetrock is gypsum. Read below... http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/manag/clearpon/ Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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Pond Algae
the only sure fire means that I have ever seen to clear pond water is a
veggie filter. if your neighbor could put in a 'wetlands' area (bog plants, grasses, etc.) that drained into the pond, then pump the water from the pond into this area.... my guess is this is way too big a project for them to be interested in but I sure would love to see it..... "Stephen M. Henning" wrote in message news That website is about managing muddy water (suspended clay) and has nothing to do with the algae which is blanket algae or string algae. This algae is living on nutrients in the water and uses sunlight to grow. Shade and removing nutrients with filter plants will help prevent it. You can also use barley straw: http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/str...ct%20sheet.htm I get my barley straw from our local Ace Hardware store (Weavers). Sheetrock is gypsum. Read below... http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/manag/clearpon/ Hi - my neighbor has a 1 acre stock pond that get's covered in Algae all summer long. I've heard that throwing cut up Sheetrock help dissapate it. He's all for it but neither of us know what damage we might do. There are currently no fish in it but a lot of frogs and turtles. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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