Pond Products I Saw

[Carl]

I do have information on the Pond Care Sub Article:
Pond Green Water Control

Here is a quote:

Barley Straw; this is a so-so method in my opinion for green water control, however this can work or aid in green water control especially in milder cases or in conjunction with other methods and parameter controls. Barley Straw products work best when combined with other methods or products, Pond Keeper with Barley Straw is a much better Barley and effective Barley product as it is combined with Heterotrophic Bacteria. Pellets or even extract are more effective than plain straw due to the higher concentration of Iodine which has been shown to be the effective ingredient in this method.

The Pond Care Blocks are mentioned in the Bio Care Section of the Pond Care Article (which I just revamped this section prior to your question)

These are a good product but inferior to SeaChem Stability

Thanks for noting this products and information

Carl

[goldenpuon]

Apparently the "delete" didn't go so well. I ended up deleting my post but not the this extra thread.

[Carl]

That is fine.

Your post was good as it gave a chance to discuss products/methods IMO.

Carl

[cashay]

I have used both in my pond, I really like the Pond Keeper with Barley because it dissolves and doesn't look like a big glob of sludge at the bottom. But to be honest, maybe depending on where you live also, but the water is still not at it's clearest without a UV Sterilizer. My pond gets direct sunlight and it is the hardest thing to keep clear in the summer months. But once I put in the UV light and Sterilizer two days it was as clear as if I just changed all the water in the pond.

[parker002]

Yeah, I hate to make it sound like a magic cure-all but there really isn't anything better than a UV sterilizer to keep the pond crystal clear.