Water Lettace

[Newhope]

O Do I have to achor water lettace

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Not necessary unless it keeps floating somewhere that you don't want it or it causes problems, like if it's floating into a skimmer entrance or over a waterfall. Otherwise just toss it in & let it do its thing.

 

[j.w]

If it is not behaving in one spot you can make a floating circle out of tubing and tie the ring w/a long piece of fishing line to a rock or stake etc so it won't move.

 

[Newhope]

Not necessary unless it keeps floating somewhere that you don't want it or it causes problems, like if it's floating into a skimmer entrance or over a waterfall. Otherwise just toss it in & let it do its thing.

It is trying to get in the skimmer

 

[BKHpondcritters]

Then go ahead & corral it. Fishing lines, floating tubes, sticks, whatever - depending on your pond & set up, just get creative & make it work for you.

 

[Newhope]

Thanks

 

[dinm]

It is trying to get in the skimmer

I do have this issue and I don't even have a skimmer. Many of my floating plants like Mare's tail die because they get sucked up by the pump (they end up in rocks starved of light and die). Wonder how people solve them...

Water lettuce's too big of a plant for it to die like that, but i dont have a skimmer.

 

[Newhope]

I tied the water lettuce together and now they can’t get in the skimmer!

 

[j.w]

I tied the water lettuce together and now they can’t get in the skimmer!

But won't they just make more babies and sneak away? How did you stop this?

 

[damian]

my typical lettuce/hyacinth problem is giant flotillas of them blocking the skimmer entirely, severely slowing water intake and pump performance. sometime i will make a screen out of whatever material I have handy and block the skimmer inlet with it.