Big Pond - big trouble (x posted)

Hi,

I originally posted this in the un moderated group but was advised to post
here (away from the trolls!).

A friend got a bit carried away with a digger and now has a rectangular pond
holding 200,000 litres - and the water is green and full of fish - now he
wants to know how he can filter it & keep on top of the green water
problem - any suggestions (he isn't very handy!) - he is in the UK

Cheers,

Sky

ps he likes it and doesn't want to fill half of it in!



Sky-Catcher

Hi Sky!
Glad you found us!
I noted Solo gave you an answer on RP.
We have other folks here with larger ponds
who can answer also.

My thoughts - if it is stuffed full of fish, it might
need to be thinned out. Too many fish means
too many nutrients for the green water (suspended,
free floating algae cells) and might be using up
too much oxygen to keep them all alive.

Some more information would be helpful ~
how deep is the pond, is it uniformly deep?
is there electricity available to the pond?
what is your friend's goals for the pond?
is there any danger of runoff going into the pond?

k :-)
http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info
http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond

It is uniformly 3ft deep and rectangular in shape. It can have power close
by & he would like to be able to see his fish (i.e. clear water!). It is
safe from runoff (it is fairly formal in its design.

Thnaks


"k" <> wrote in message
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> Hi Sky!
> Glad you found us!
> I noted Solo gave you an answer on RP.
> We have other folks here with larger ponds
> who can answer also.
>
> My thoughts - if it is stuffed full of fish, it might
> need to be thinned out. Too many fish means
> too many nutrients for the green water (suspended,
> free floating algae cells) and might be using up
> too much oxygen to keep them all alive.
>
> Some more information would be helpful ~
> how deep is the pond, is it uniformly deep?
> is there electricity available to the pond?
> what is your friend's goals for the pond?
> is there any danger of runoff going into the pond?
>
> k :-)
> http://tinyurl.com/6bguh ~ new pond keeper info
> http://tinyurl.com/yp64db ~ slide show of pond
>