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Post by parker002 on Jan 25, 2017 11:09:30 GMT -5
I did what I could, but I'm going to ride it out until it warms up and then I'll remove the died plant matter. That's what I ended up deciding to do as well. |
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Post by childofiam on Jan 25, 2017 18:37:42 GMT -5
What... is the water cold?
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Jan 26, 2017 12:42:19 GMT -5
What... is the water cold? Cold enough to make sure I'm waterproof from the waist down.  |
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Post by parker002 on Jan 30, 2017 13:04:07 GMT -5
Even that doesn't help completely. ROFL
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Jan 30, 2017 14:23:43 GMT -5
yup... seems like the algae will thrive in cold water. All makes sense as plants "evolved" from algae, as algae was/is able to survive and thrive in not so optimal conditions.
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Post by parker002 on Feb 21, 2017 11:51:57 GMT -5
I'm in the process of doing a massive water change. I don't know what else to do. We've been in the SEVENTIES the last few days. I tried running the UV by itself (without the entire biofilter setup) and it made zero difference.
I'm getting frustrated that the unpredictability of the weather here simply precludes having an outdoor ornamental pond. It's enough work as it is but when we go from 20 to 60 to 20 again in a matter of a couple of weeks, there's no way to keep everything balanced.
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Post by childofiam on Feb 21, 2017 12:29:20 GMT -5
I'm in the process of doing a massive water change. I don't know what else to do. We've been in the SEVENTIES the last few days. I tried running the UV by itself (without the entire biofilter setup) and it made zero difference. I'm getting frustrated that the unpredictability of the weather here simply precludes having an outdoor ornamental pond. It's enough work as it is but when we go from 20 to 60 to 20 again in a matter of a couple of weeks, there's no way to keep everything balanced. I am having the same problems too. I drained my pond down half way to just the holding tank. String algae is booming... |
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Post by parker002 on Feb 21, 2017 13:33:00 GMT -5
I just finished doing a 75% water change in mine. Visibility went from zero to about 12" so it's an improvement. I'm not sure how I can keep things going without going to my summer setup - as soon as I started messing with things (cleaning the filters, etc.) the fish started begging for food. They're as active right now as they are at any other time of the year!
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Post by Carl on Feb 21, 2017 18:50:26 GMT -5
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Post by childofiam on Feb 22, 2017 8:10:28 GMT -5
Could we use Excel to kill the algae?
Richard
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Post by Carl on Feb 22, 2017 12:06:41 GMT -5
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Feb 22, 2017 13:37:09 GMT -5
They sell it by the gallon... might be a little more affordable.
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Post by childofiam on Feb 23, 2017 9:09:30 GMT -5
My pond is only 500 gallons.
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Post by Carl on Feb 23, 2017 9:21:32 GMT -5
They sell it by the gallon... might be a little more affordable. Does NilocG also make this by the gallon? Carl |
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Feb 23, 2017 14:28:30 GMT -5
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Post by childofiam on Feb 25, 2017 11:41:26 GMT -5
I dosed my pond the other day with Excel and the string algae started to turn supper light green and has already started dying off and settling on the bottom of the pond. It is letting go of the walls.
Richard
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Post by devonjohnsgard on Feb 25, 2017 14:46:03 GMT -5
Back out at the pond I maintain. All dead matter has green string algae. Water is very clear, but dead matter is covered in green! I removed a lot but also left a lot on the under water died plant matter to give the fish more places to bunker down in. I plan on removing it all next visit.
Glad the Excel worked!
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Post by childofiam on Feb 25, 2017 17:06:15 GMT -5
My water is clear too. I have a abundance of string algae that was getting into the pump. My surface plants keep the string algae at bay but this spring I need to deep clean the pond from hidden debris.
Richard
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Post by childofiam on Feb 28, 2017 13:13:29 GMT -5
After treated my pond with Prime about a week ago and 80% of the string Algae is now dead. I have been scoping it out of the pond today. I will use prime from now on in the pond.
Richard
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Post by Carl on Feb 28, 2017 13:47:48 GMT -5
After treated my pond with Prime about a week ago and 80% of the string Algae is now dead. I have been scoping it out of the pond today. I will use prime from now on in the pond. Richard Do you mean the SeaChem Excel? BTW, you might try our locally made NilocG Enhance. Same product, includes pump, and a great supporter of professional sellers (unlike SeaChem of late) Resource: www.americanaquariumproducts.com/BulkSeaSaltFerts.html#enhanceCarl |
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