Winter algae

[donny young]

any suggestions as to how to keep algae at bay during the winter months?
I live in NE Ohio, once I cut back the plant in get this slimy green patchy blobs of algae. I use microbe lift and algae fix but they don't seem to keep up through the winter.
thank you in advance for the help.

 

[BKHpondcritters]

A bit of string algae isn't a bad thing, especially if all your other plants are dormant now. It will help maintain water quality & give any fish you have a bit of something to nibble on. If it gets really obnoxious, you could just scoop or pick it out, but otherwise... I'd leave it alone & not worry.

 

[cas]

I always have a nice carpet of algae in the spring. I just leave it alone and as the other plants start to grow, it goes away.
Here is a picture in March.

And here is a picture in April.

 

[donny young]

A bit of string algae isn't a bad thing, especially if all your other plants are dormant now. It will help maintain water quality & give any fish you have a bit of something to nibble on. If it gets really obnoxious, you could just scoop or pick it out, but otherwise... I'd leave it alone & not worry.

thank you

 

[donny young]

I always have a nice carpet of algae in the spring. I just leave it alone and as the other plants start to grow, it goes away.
Here is a picture in March.
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And here is a picture in April.
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thank you

 

[GBBUDD]

Net out all the leaves etc. limit the amount of rot in the water it will lessen the amount of algae