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Graham Knott

10-06-2006 04:37 PM

Green slime

I have a water feature (a lions head spouting water from its mouth).
After a couple of weeks parts of it become coated with a green slime which
blocks the pump.
Is there anything that I can add to the water to prevent this?
Regards.
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Nigel Molesworth

10-06-2006 05:41 PM

Green slime

On Sat, 10 Jun 2006 15:37:23 GMT, Graham Knott wrote:

Is there anything that I can add to the water to prevent this?

Barley straw. You can get bottles of extract.

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BoyPete

11-06-2006 10:41 AM

Green slime

Graham Knott wrote:
I have a water feature (a lions head spouting water from its mouth).
After a couple of weeks parts of it become coated with a green slime
which blocks the pump.
Is there anything that I can add to the water to prevent this?
Regards.

Hozelock produce a liquid treatment for just that problem. Available from
any good aquatic centre :)
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