Floating greens

[Mattyme75]

Hi, I keep getting a lot of green sludge type coming up of an evening, what is causing it? I have a 20,000ltr ph pressurised filter doing a good job? Help please

 

[GBBUDD]

I believe it will be simple to remove in your little water feature go buy an aquarium air pump preferably one of the largest maybe even place two air stones one at each end and give it 2 weeks i bet it clears. You should also get little airline valves so you can control how much air goes where

A fountain may do the job but it will also splash and probably cause water loss .

 

[WaterGardener]

20,000 liters is over 5200 gallons. Not so little in my book. I doubt that an aquarium air pump would do the job.

 

[Phaewryn]

View attachment 168169Hi, I keep getting a lot of green sludge type coming up of an evening, what is causing it? I have a 20,000ltr ph pressurised filter doing a good job? Help please

Doesn't look like it's doing the job to me.

 

[GBBUDD]

20,000 liters is over 5200 gallons. Not so little in my book. I doubt that an aquarium air pump would do the job.

. wait the ponds not 5200 gallons the filter is , the way i read this .

 

[WaterGardener]

You could be right. Sorry, I'm confused, as usual.

 

[GBBUDD]

You could be right. Sorry, I'm confused, as usual.

SHHHHHH ..... Also there would be no surface floating scum if there was a skimmer on the pond.

So So @Mattyme75 some questions
what size and depth is this pond ?
filter is a pressure filter that pushes 20,000 liters? is that filter foam blocks?
skimmer?
main drain ? or just a screen on the end of a pipe?
have you tested the water?

 

[WaterGardener]

Also, have you cleaned the filter?

 

[GBBUDD]

And how do you clean your filter ?
how or do you clean the pond meaning a vacuum or just use a net ?
Water changes?

 

[sissy]

How much muck is on the bottom of the pond and how many and what kind of fish . Koi will root up the bottom of a pond to eat . I mean they are KOI and Koi are catfish SO BOTTOM FEEDERS > MY koi do this every spring but the last 2 winters I have done what Colleen in Canada does . I left one pump running with my heater and it does work . She gets minus 30 and 40 degrees and you go on youtube and you can see how clean and healthy her fish and pond are . I shared 2 of her videos on here

 

[GBBUDD]

Nice ponds, love the comentary!

 

[sissy]

Colleen says she might be coming back . I hope so because what she does works .

 

[Stephen Noble]

Upper right, are those turtles in there or rocks? By the way, Welcome to the forum!

 

[Mattyme75]

SHHHHHH ..... Also there would be no surface floating scum if there was a skimmer on the pond.

So So @Mattyme75 some questions
what size and depth is this pond ?
filter is a pressure filter that pushes 20,000 liters? is that filter foam blocks?
skimmer?
main drain ? or just a screen on the end of a pipe?
have you tested the water?

Hi mate
5mtr x 2.8 x 1.5 depth, it’s an all pond solution filter with pump (filter blocks). Comes out of a water blade back to the pond from the filter.
Skimmer?
Water test is perfect

 

[Mattyme75]

Upper right, are those turtles in there or rocks? By the way, Welcome to the forum!

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