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

[Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>]

I've heard several people say that the long thin hair algae (Spirogyra? 
Zygnema?)
doesn't like salt, and that you can add the right amount of salt that will stop 
it from
growing but not bother the other plants. But you never know how that's going to 
work in
reality.

The biological additves are often recommended under the assumption that better
biological filtration can take away the nurients that the algae need. I have a 
big gob
of some tall grass-like plant in my pond that seems to compete well with the 
algae.

Steev

--- Betty Goetz <haika@drizzle.com> wrote:

> You can have all the azolla you want (wink)....I'm CONSTANTLY netting off
> huge batches and tossing it over the fence to the poultry in order to even
> SEE my shubunkins in the 100g stock tank. The goldfish don't seem to like
> to eat this floater whereas duckweed is soon eliminated. It's kind fun to
> watch the 'submarine' shubunkin inhaling duckweed at the surface...he/she
> looks like some kind of huge underwater monster. IF I could actually SEE
> his/her whole body, he/she might actually be pretty!
> 
> Betty Goetz
> 
> > Thanks Cliff and Betty,
> >
> > I agree plants would definitely be a good direction.  Right now the pond
> > is about 1/3 covered with Water Hyacinth, water lettuce, lillies, frog
> > bit and duckweed. There are numerous other plants in the pond as well,
> > but, not ones that cover the surface.  The pond gets sun all day, full
> > sun.  I agree chemicals are not desirable either.  Do either of you know
> > where one might get inexpensive plants for the pond?  I think the
> > surface needs to be more covered than it is.
> >
> > Clay
> >
> >   


      
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