We purchased a house in 2014 that had a koi pond of unknown age. The previous owners knew little or nothing about pond care and neither do we! I did purchase a hose operated pond vac last year and some barley bales to help with algae.
The vac is not effective in removing all the sludge from the bottom because rocks continually get stuck in it. The pond does not have a rock bottom just apparently neglected so there are many little pebbles on the bottom.
This year I'd like to work on reducing the sludge and getting rid of the massive amount of string algae we suddenly have!
Long story short, I have purchased MicroLift Sludge Away and AlgaeFix. Are these products okay to use together or should I just focus on the sludge away and that will in turn help the algae situation?
The vac is not effective in removing all the sludge from the bottom because rocks continually get stuck in it. The pond does not have a rock bottom just apparently neglected so there are many little pebbles on the bottom.
This year I'd like to work on reducing the sludge and getting rid of the massive amount of string algae we suddenly have!
Long story short, I have purchased MicroLift Sludge Away and AlgaeFix. Are these products okay to use together or should I just focus on the sludge away and that will in turn help the algae situation?