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Hey folks! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.
I've started to shut down and clean my pond over the week and have stumbled on something. I have a lot of string algae growing on the side of my pond! The water is extremely clear and I can see my fish moving around the deep end but I was wondering what to do about all this hairy green stuff! When I pulled out my submersible pump it was like a mini swamp creature nomnomming my cord. It was surprising!
I did some research and heard that at this time of the season it's best to leave it and allow the fish to nibble on it over the winter and spring and some say I should use pond dye and barley to tame it down. I read that it's what's making my water crystal clear and providing oxygen. I'm not sure what to believe!
This November has been partially warm but cold weather has caught up. The pond is around 50 degrees at most now and the fish have stopped coming up for food. What's the best course of action or no action?
I've started to shut down and clean my pond over the week and have stumbled on something. I have a lot of string algae growing on the side of my pond! The water is extremely clear and I can see my fish moving around the deep end but I was wondering what to do about all this hairy green stuff! When I pulled out my submersible pump it was like a mini swamp creature nomnomming my cord. It was surprising!
I did some research and heard that at this time of the season it's best to leave it and allow the fish to nibble on it over the winter and spring and some say I should use pond dye and barley to tame it down. I read that it's what's making my water crystal clear and providing oxygen. I'm not sure what to believe!
This November has been partially warm but cold weather has caught up. The pond is around 50 degrees at most now and the fish have stopped coming up for food. What's the best course of action or no action?