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Gardening Area => Growing questions and answers => Topic started by: berserkerofoden on July 13, 2016, 01:59:24 AM

Title: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: berserkerofoden on July 13, 2016, 01:59:24 AM

Trying to find a way to get rid of algae in a container water garden with a blue lotus. Any idea?

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: Botanicus on July 13, 2016, 03:30:08 PM

Copper sulfate will work, but needs to be carefully applied in the correct dose.

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: Bach on July 13, 2016, 08:21:29 PM

I might be recalling things incorrectly but I seem to remember something about using hay straw to clarify pond water.

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: berserkerofoden on July 14, 2016, 12:17:38 AM

Ill look into these furthur. Thanks guys!

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: LIBERTYNY on July 14, 2016, 09:17:40 PM

 Gold fish  ? ?

 Sometimes instead of trying to maintain a artificial eco-system, it's simpler to add on to a existing one   / Lotus should do well in much of north america's climates.

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: Bach on July 15, 2016, 12:25:27 AM

Holy crap no. Golfish are just pigs with fins. If you get some you'll want to feed them and then they poop in the water and make more algae. Then you'll feel the need to get a pond filter and then things just get more complicated from there...

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: modern on July 15, 2016, 01:17:46 AM

Add a large airstone to aerate the water or use a pump to circulate the water or a reserve tank. The 'simplest' way would be adding H2O2 often however not really 'economical' I would think.

Title: Re: How to get rid of pond algae
Post by: berserkerofoden on July 15, 2016, 01:23:22 AM

Right on every one! Ill look into these and let you know. I was gunna get fish for it to keep the mosquitoes down but the water is sort of murky cause i used black earth top soil for the bottom.