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green green pond of home
In article , keith
writes i read in the gardeners world mag ,tips from other gardeners that cress put into the water works wonders for keeping water clear ! not tried it myself i havent a pond but i think its worth a try! Any one else tried this? Watercress rather than mustard and cress type cress. The theory is that it grows very fast, taking nutrients from the pond, leaving less for the algae causing the murk to live on. then you chuck out most of it at the end of the season, thus losing the nutrients permanently rather than allowing them to be put back by the watercress rotting. Can't comment on its effectiveness compared with anything else - our pond where the watercress is is beautifully clear, but then so are the other ponds. eweed" wrote in message ... "willsniffer" wrote in message ... have a 450 litre pond, pump for fountain going to small pressurised filter bucket doodah. Tried various eco methods such as ramshorns etc, but what does anybody recommend when it comes to a decent filter system +/- UV filtering? The fish are fine but it would be nice to see them once in a while. Thanks I installed a pump/filter combo, the filter contains a uv light. It guaranteed clear water and it is now. Took about 6 weeks from about no visibility whatsoever to fully clear to the bottom (20 in). make is hoselock ecoclear 4500 which ois probably too much for your pond, you could get the smallest one (my pond is about 1700 litres IIRC). Only suggestion to you I'd make is to get the oblong gravity fed type rather than the pressurised round canister type(which I have) as the oblong ones are more tolerant of getting full of gunge so you can get away cleaning it less often. Oh, one other thing, no rush to install now as the algae should be dying off soon anyway, but as its the end of the season you might be able to get good deals over the next few weeks on pond equipment, ready to start next spring. -- Tumbleweed Remove theobvious before replying (but no email reply necessary to newsgroups) -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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