Ok, hubby got involved this year, and we now have pond in the yard.300
gallon. The water is very green and he wants to see the fish like we do in
the ponds on the screerned porch. They are each 150 gallon, stay crystal
clear, have small skippy filters and each have 6 gold fish, no problem. We
have had the yard one up and running only 4 weeks, have barrel filter/water
falls and a P2 canister filter going.Added barley straw this week. If given
more time will it clear? It gets about 3 hours of sun a day, only has 6 gold
fish in it, and 7 plants, but we are in 80's already as we are in southern
AZ. Or do we give up and pay the big bucks for a UV? Yes I now know that
ponders are never happy with just one pond. Kathy AZ

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 11:08:47 -0700, "Kathy" wrote:

Ok, hubby got involved this year, and we now have pond in the yard.300
gallon. The water is very green and he wants to see the fish like we do in
the ponds on the screerned porch. They are each 150 gallon, stay crystal
clear, have small skippy filters and each have 6 gold fish, no problem. We
have had the yard one up and running only 4 weeks, have barrel filter/water
falls and a P2 canister filter going.Added barley straw this week. If given
more time will it clear? It gets about 3 hours of sun a day, only has 6 gold
fish in it, and 7 plants, but we are in 80's already as we are in southern
AZ. Or do we give up and pay the big bucks for a UV? Yes I now know that
ponders are never happy with just one pond. Kathy AZ

Your new pond is still cycling, unfortunately thru the algae bloom season.
My suggestion, without knowing your water parameters, frequential partial
water changes. 10% every 3rd day. ~ jan

(Do you know where your water quality is?)

Six fish is a light load for the pond. It should clear if you have a
good filter and plants. I do think outdoor ponds are generally less
clear than aquaria or indoor ponds.

Do you have any fast-growing plants like Water hyacinth that send down
filtering root masses? Water celery or watercress will do the same. How
is the mechanical aspect of the barrel? Does the filter draw from the
bottom? That pulls muck out and leaves green algae less to work with.
Our pond is generally tea brown, but fairly clear.

We have a UV, but no longer use it as the stabilization has pretty much
taken care of the green algae.

Jim



Kathy wrote:
Ok, hubby got involved this year, and we now have pond in the yard.300
gallon. The water is very green and he wants to see the fish like we do in
the ponds on the screerned porch. They are each 150 gallon, stay crystal
clear, have small skippy filters and each have 6 gold fish, no problem. We
have had the yard one up and running only 4 weeks, have barrel filter/water
falls and a P2 canister filter going.Added barley straw this week. If given
more time will it clear? It gets about 3 hours of sun a day, only has 6 gold
fish in it, and 7 plants, but we are in 80's already as we are in southern
AZ. Or do we give up and pay the big bucks for a UV? Yes I now know that
ponders are never happy with just one pond. Kathy AZ