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hello all

my little pond has some green (Im calling it algae) strands growing in it.
It is not a definate solid plant but all around my small pond there are these hazy vertical green growths.

I saw some similar stuff on the pot of a mini lily pot I bought and I pulled it off.
It has appeared in the last two days . It hasnt come bit by bit, there was nothing now there is a small pond full of this green fluff in vertical strands.

Should I just lift it out?

Sorry, I havent yet had time to get test kits to give you my water conditions.
 
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hello all

my little pond has some green (Im calling it algae) strands growing in it.
It is not a definate solid plant but all around my small pond there are these hazy vertical green growths.

I saw some similar stuff on the pot of a mini lily pot I bought and I pulled it off.
It has appeared in the last two days . It hasnt come bit by bit, there was nothing now there is a small pond full of this green fluff in vertical strands.

Should I just lift it out?

Sorry, I havent yet had time to get test kits to give you my water conditions.
 

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If it is string algae, just pull out to control it. Eventually it will go away on its own till next spring.
 

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If it is string algae, just pull out to control it. Eventually it will go away on its own till next spring.
 

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I read in a book that the slime algae that grows on the sides of pots and hose's
is good for the pond is this true
 

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I read in a book that the slime algae that grows on the sides of pots and hose's
is good for the pond is this true
 

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A coat on the walls is a good thing the Koi enjoy nibbling on it
I wish i had some in my pond
 

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A coat on the walls is a good thing the Koi enjoy nibbling on it
I wish i had some in my pond
 
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I have pulled it out, or what has come out on my fingers and there are only some small bits left.

Can I put this stuff on my garden plants?
 
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I have pulled it out, or what has come out on my fingers and there are only some small bits left.

Can I put this stuff on my garden plants?
 

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Sure, I mix it with my garden much pile that also has dirt in it. I sift it once in a while and use it to pot the plants that I sell.
 

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Sure, I mix it with my garden much pile that also has dirt in it. I sift it once in a while and use it to pot the plants that I sell.
 

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