Algae blooms are the bane of most pond owners. All summer, they rear their green heads and turn a beautiful pond or water feature into a soupy or stringy mess. But with some planning…
Filed under: Algae Control, Pea-Green Algae, Season-Long Control, Water Gardens & Features | Tagged: algae, Algae Control, algae defense, beneficial bacteria, Defense Pack, defensepac, Filtration | 4 Comments »
If you’re new to the hobby, the thought of adding dye to your pond may seem like a foreign concept! Why would you want to add color to the water that you’re working so hard to keep clear? Well, there are aesthetic reasons…
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You can ask anyone here at The Pond Guy; usually the first question we ask when someone says they have a bad algae problem is, “How many fish do you have?”, followed by, “What size water garden do you have?”. 9 out 10 times, there are way too many fish in the water garden. So why does having that many fish cause algae? Let me explain. [...]
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It’s that time of year again when the fish are playing, flowers blooming and your backyard is once again becoming your peaceful retreat, except for that green water in your water garden. Like most of us water garden owners the highlight of our yard is our water feature but what fun are fish if you can’t see and enjoythem? Here are some considerations that may help you take back your water garden. [...]
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Many of you find yourselves in this same situation, where it seems like you are battling algae year after year with no end in sight. The thing I want you toknow is that in order to fully understand how to control algae, you really have to [...]
Filed under: Algae Control, Aquatic Plants, Pea-Green Algae, Water Gardens & Features, Water Quality Issues | Tagged: algae, aquatic plants, defensepac, fish load, proper filtration, string algae | 13 Comments »
Oxygen. Oxygen. Oxygen. You must be careful when treating for algae, especially pea green water or [...]
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As the Summer progresses, the weather gets hotter and algae begins to grow on your streams, waterfalls and rocks. Sometimes using AlgaeFix just isn’t enough to [...]
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When dealing with planktonic algae or “pea-green algae”, it cannot be simply eliminated using a product like AlgaeFix. AlgaeFix works great on string algae or other patches of free-floating algae, but with planktonic algae, there is so much that you run the risk of [...]
Filed under: Algae Control, UV Filter, Water Gardens & Features | Tagged: algae, green water, Pea-Green Algae, planktonic, planktonic algae, uv, UV Filter | 2 Comments »
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