Algae and Your Pond
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Just so I can net the algae out with out wondering what type of frog eggs i scooped out.
Here is a video showing some of the dominant algae currently in my pond. Rock fuzz and wispy thread algae.
I like the looks of both but the wispy stuff breaks into tiny fragments easily when disturbed. So much so that when the fish get excited, spawning or feeding etc, they can really stir up the algae and cloud the water. The filters catch most of it, but it means cleaning the filters more often.
I like the looks of both but the wispy stuff breaks into tiny fragments easily when disturbed. So much so that when the fish get excited, spawning or feeding etc, they can really stir up the algae and cloud the water. The filters catch most of it, but it means cleaning the filters more often.
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In historical situations I find a ton of pond plants and lily pads work best to control the algae. Less sun light helps. Also toss a couple snails in the pond to clean the bottom. Koi will also eat algae off the side of your walls.
Yup, a well planted pond can obliterate algae, and make a pond anemic of fertility, in just two weeks in the growing season. Then you can think about pepping up your favourite plants with targeted feeding, eg sticks, spikes, pellets, slow release, inserted under their positions
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Fortunately I don't have koi, so I can utilize water lettuce, hyacinths, and frog bits.
Just wanted to say we have koi and also put hyacinths and frog it in our pond- they leave the hyacinths alone other than nibbling off the roots and the frog bit grows in the nooks and crannies that the big fish can't get their noses into.
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Clearly your koi are well trained and well fed. Dont bring them to visit my fish. They will learn how to misbehave quickly.
Ha! I've often wondered about learned behavior and fish - if you get one naughty one do the rest follow along? Mine don't really bother any if my plants, luckily for them. Otherwise they'd be in timeout!
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I think fish do learn bad behavior because my other fish follow aggie and bert (koi) and do exactly what they do .I have tried and tried with plants and so far only plants hanging off the side of the pond work .I can raise and lower them .I had the plant rings in and aggie would flip them over so she had access to them .
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You will never eliminate algae in full entirety. And you want some int he pond as it is healthy. It is unsightly but just needs to be controlled.
I respect all of you that put the frogs above the appearance of your ponds for a few weeks. With all the pollution it seems in the natural waterways, frogs are more and more dependant on pond owners to care for the environment, even in a small way. Kudos guys! And pat yourselves on the back thats its as much about the future as it is about personal beauty. I bet you didnt see that coming when you first built your pond!
Ha!
The past few days the algae are starting to disappear. I still have tons of them (that I cant take them out due to the frog eggs) but they are getting less thick and not growing more.
I dont think my plants are growing more than the last week to make the different in the intake of the nutrient, but constant rain might help flushing out the nutrient.
I have flowering rush that's quite invasive and chocolate mint that's very invasive and grow so quick in my bog. I'm planning not to have floating plant this year but lots of lilies and lotus instead. I know they dont compare in nutrient uptake thought.
The past few days the algae are starting to disappear. I still have tons of them (that I cant take them out due to the frog eggs) but they are getting less thick and not growing more.
I dont think my plants are growing more than the last week to make the different in the intake of the nutrient, but constant rain might help flushing out the nutrient.
I have flowering rush that's quite invasive and chocolate mint that's very invasive and grow so quick in my bog. I'm planning not to have floating plant this year but lots of lilies and lotus instead. I know they dont compare in nutrient uptake thought.