[GSAS-Member] Pond Algae is a hairy problem

["Hess, Clay A" <clay.a.hess@boeing.com>]

 Sooo, I have a question for those of you keeping ponds.  Please read
the issue below and the response from Natural Solutions.  I need to
better understand what can be done to eliminate the algae growth in a
pond.  It is a long hair like algae and it covers everything...the
bottom of the pond, the plants, the waterfall....all of it.  The
solution last year was to put this bag of barley hay in the water and it
cleared the pond of the algae almost immediately, within a week.  This
year, no such luck.  So, the letter below was written and the answer
below was given.  Now the question is, What do Microbe-Lift PL and
Bio-Pond Tabs do and will they actually work on the algae?  Any help on
this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Clay

 Dear Natural Solutions,
I purchased your product last year and had outstanding results. almost
immediately.  This year, I have used the product you sent me and had no
results.  I placed a bag of the barley in 4 weeks ago and added another
a week ago with no change.
My pond has not changed in any way.  Plants and fish count remain the
same.  
I was hoping you could offer some advise as to what I may do in order to
clear the algae from my pond...  Have others been experiencing the same
results?

Dear Customer
Sorry for the slow response. The warm season started a little earlier
this year in most places. This may contribute to more algae being
present. If you are not using some kind of bacteria in you pond you
might want to do that, like Microbe-Lift PL or Bio-Pond Tabs. If you
don't have any aeration in your pond it would help if you did. It
usually takes about 3 weeks for the barley to start breaking down and
working. I hope this helps in some way..
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