Comments on: How Do I Treat for Chara/Algae? – Pond & Lake Q & A – Week Ending March 7th http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/03/06/how-do-i-treat-for-charaalgae-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-march-7th/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/03/06/how-do-i-treat-for-charaalgae-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-march-7th/#comment-494 thepondguy Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:15:27 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=468#comment-494 Pam, Yep, our treatment service will cover chara as well. As for treating the chara or other aquatic weeds. We recommend to wait until the water temperature is above 50 degrees Fahrenheit because the treatments will become less effective underneath that threshold. Hope that helps! Pam,
Yep, our treatment service will cover chara as well. As for treating the chara or other aquatic weeds. We recommend to wait until the water temperature is above 50 degrees Fahrenheit because the treatments will become less effective underneath that threshold. Hope that helps!

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In a pond your size (5,000 to 6,000 gallons) I would consider this to be more of a water feature than a pond or lake. I would recommend using Tetra Algae Control. This is perfect for smaller water features like you have. Also, it will not harm your koi, plants or snails.

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]]> By: ROBERT STAUDT SR. http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/03/06/how-do-i-treat-for-charaalgae-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-march-7th/#comment-490 ROBERT STAUDT SR. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:22:14 +0000 http://thepondguy.wordpress.com/?p=468#comment-490 YOU SAY HOW TO GET RID OF CHARA IN A POND WITHOUT KOI IN IT BUT, HOW DO YOU STOP IT IF YOU HAVE KOI IN IT? MY WIFE AND I HAVE MANY VERY LARGE AND SMALL KOI IN OUR POND (APPROX. 5-6 THOUSAND GALLONS) PLUS, LARGE SNALLS AND DON'T WANT TO KILL ANY OF THEM! ALSO, A FOOT NOTE: WE HAVE A VERY LARGE HERON THAT VISITS OUR POND TOO! LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE. IT'S NOT VERY FRIENDLY BY THIS I MEAN SOMETIMES IT WILL STAND AND GO ON THE DEFENSIVE AND TAKE US ON! I'VE HAD TO HIT IT TO MAKE IT LEAVE! WE HAD TO PUT UP A FENCE 4FT. HIGH AND RUN STRING ACROSS ALL OVER THE POND ABOUT 8FT HIGH UP ON POLES. NOW HE SITS ON OUR ROOF AND LOOKS LIKE HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEAT IT. SO FAR SO GOOD! YOU SAY HOW TO GET RID OF CHARA IN A POND WITHOUT KOI IN IT BUT, HOW DO YOU STOP IT IF YOU HAVE KOI IN IT? MY WIFE AND I HAVE MANY VERY LARGE AND SMALL KOI IN OUR POND (APPROX. 5-6 THOUSAND GALLONS) PLUS, LARGE SNALLS AND DON’T WANT TO KILL ANY OF THEM!

ALSO, A FOOT NOTE: WE HAVE A VERY LARGE HERON THAT VISITS OUR POND TOO! LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ONE. IT’S NOT VERY FRIENDLY BY THIS I MEAN SOMETIMES IT WILL STAND AND GO ON THE DEFENSIVE AND TAKE US ON! I’VE HAD TO HIT IT TO MAKE IT LEAVE! WE HAD TO PUT UP A FENCE 4FT. HIGH AND RUN STRING ACROSS ALL OVER THE POND ABOUT 8FT HIGH UP ON POLES. NOW HE SITS ON OUR ROOF AND LOOKS LIKE HE IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEAT IT. SO FAR SO GOOD!

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