Re: [GSAS-Member] Pond Algae is a hairy problem

["Betty Goetz" <haika@drizzle.com>]

So far I've found that having LOTS of oxygenating plants in the pond helps
most. I've been using parrot feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) in 2
forms...one has red stems and is smaller in size than the non-red stemmed
form. However, now it seems that most oxygenating plants have been
declared noxious weeds here (including parrot feather) and are no longer
available. I did get all the red-stemmed parrot feather that Moorehaven
had last year and they said it might be the last year they were able to
get it. I don't have problems with thread algae in my goldfish ponds. It
does show up in the ponds with whiteclouds only. I don't want much water
movement since I keep water lilies in all my ponds. I do have green water
problems in new ponds and those without enough oxygenating plants. Working
on that.....

I've wondered about doing some kind of filtration, but I don't have power
to the area with the ponds (scratching head)...and I'm NOT a gadget or
techie person....

Betty Goetz

>  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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