green pea pond, help

[pattongoldfish]

I have setup the 500 gallon pond and biological filter for more than 2 months.
First month, the water is crystal clear, now the water is green.
Should I wait the biological filter the clean out the water?
Should I add algea remover to the pond?
Here are the pictures of my pond.
Please help.

 

[KennethO]

Adding the alge remover should be the last resort. Always avoid adding chemicals as much as you can. What are your nitrAtes at? When's the last time you did a water change? I noticed you had no plants.

 

[pattongoldfish]

I don't know what is my nitrAtes.
I haven't change any water yet, but I add water everyweek.
The bottom is very green and dirty.
Should I add water lily plant?
Thanks,

 

[addy1]

You probably could use a water change, get a test kit and check your water parameters, nitrates, nitrites, ammonia ph etc

Post your results so it helps us know what you are dealing with.

floating plants will help keep the algae down

 

[sissy]

plants and just time seems everyone here I have read get green algae goes away by itself .I guess most algae must have a life cycle .Had algae at the other house's pond .I just added more lava rock to the filter some plants and some liquid barley and some activated charcoal and went there today and water was clear .Took out 7 fish to go to new homes and some of those fish must have spawned because you should see all the babes

 

[fishin4cars]

I would do a water change and add plants, If you have a lot of build up on the bottom see if you suck some of it off the bottom. I would get a Full test kit and check your water, I expect nitrates to be high, plants and water changes are the best two things that you can do to help.

 

[stroppy]

you have what looks like a lot of tadpoles they will also be putting a huge strain on your bio filters as its not a large pond

 

[pattongoldfish]

There are a lot of build up on the bottom. what tools should I use to suck from the bottom.
May be I use the brush to clean the bottom and let the biofilter clean it out.
The biological filter is very dirty and green, should I took out and wash it.
I will add the water lily plant today.
Should I use the Ecofix?
Thanks

 

[addy1]

I would, if you have one, use a shop vacuum to clean the bottom, or net out what you can. If you stir it up, you might be releasing a lot of anaerobic bacteria into the water, which would not be good for your fish. I would also take the bio filter and clean it with your pond water. After you clean the bio filter, clean the bottom make sure you clean the bio filter again.

The best bottom cleaning is to try and vacuum it out. You could also remove the fish while you are cleaning the pond, Don't brush all the algae off the sides that is part of the bio filter.

Make sure you have dechlor on hand for when you add water after cleaning.

 

[koidaddy]

you have what looks like a lot of tadpoles they will also be putting a huge strain on your bio filters as its not a large pond

Those are fish stroppy.

Do a cleaning as mentioned and let it do its thing.

 

[timelessr1]

I'm a newb here, but have delt with this issues numerous times in tanks. sounds to me like you just have a regualer alge bloom. these blooms are very common when you first set up a new tank. New tanks go through a "cycling" which takes weeks untill the bacteria colonies get established. Usually ppl should wait till all the cycling is over before adding fish. 9 times out of ten, the aquarium will fix itself when it everything equals out. A UV light could help killing water born alge, but usually time is the best method, and also make sure your water parameters are in check.

 

[pattongoldfish]

Water change, 10%, 25%, or 50%, any suggestion.
Where could I get those water lily plant, Home depot or Lowes?
Thanks,

 

[koidaddy]

Water change, 10%, 25%, or 50%, any suggestion.
Where could I get those water lily plant, Home depot or Lowes?
Thanks,

Do you have a pond store nearby for the plants. The ones at my HD are useually bulbs/tubes and need to grow out. Try to get an established plant. Also water hyacinth have a healthy root system and act as a filter also. They are floaters.