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I just run 1 filter with pillow stuffing only, to take out anything floating in the water
 

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I don't usually get much algae string or floating here and my pond is in full sun and I do not have a uv .So why is there such a difference in ponds that get algae and ponds that don't ,I don't understand how and why ,I tend to 2 neighbors ponds and they have no algae either and yet 3 others around here have algae .What is right and what is wrong .I use a lot of oxygen in all of the ponds here is it just that .
 

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I have 2 waterfalls and all of the I helped build have 2 also and a filter on each end of the ponds plus this year we bought the bigger 5.8 psi air pumps ..Could it be the filters or waterfalls or the extra oxygen coming from them.showing oxygen I get from filter waterfalls
 

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So far no algae, I have read the bog is a good algae consumer. Also have a air pump running.
 

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I just don't get the algae thing why some and not others is it just temp. changes in certain states .I get confused at it all makes no sense .I put the temporary shade on mine
 

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,My pond is full sun, no way to shade it, I do have plants growing.
 

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Addy you probably get extra oxygen from your bog also .When it runs through the stones it picks up plenty of oxygen .
 

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Yep most likely sissy and the stream with the waterfalls, but that does not run 24/7
 

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Thats why I was wondering oxygen at a high concentration helps really control the algae
 

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