Effective Ways To Really Solve Perennial Problems Of Algae
Monday, April 23, 2007
A water garden pond is certainly something that can really improve your garden and make it more comfortable. The real problem however is how good you're at caring and maintaining the quality of the pond. If you are starting to have algae appearing in your pond, you should really take the time to learn about some of the effective ways to completely eliminate them.
One of the reasons why algae are growing in your pond is mostly because you're having too many nutrients dissolved in the water. There are two ways you can solve this problem. The first way, which is the easy way is to simply kill them all easily just by using a proprietary algicide which won't harm the plants and animals in it. The only disadvantages to using this method is that the materials left behind in the water will only provide ample nutrients for further algal growth. So instead of killing them, you're encouraging them to grow more.
The second which is the most effective ways but will require some time and efforts on your part. The tackle the root of the algae problem, here are some useful methods which you can use:
1. Use a rake or net to physically remove all yellowish-green filamentous algae. Repeat this process several times if there are many of them.
2. Make sure you don't overfeed the fish by giving more food that you should. This is because any food that sinks to the bottom will only place a heavy burden on the ecosystem.
3. Occasionally, you will need to reduce the water hardness. You can do this easily by adding rainwater or hang some sacks of peat in the pond for a short time.
4. Avoid the temptation to add fertiliser. You will also need make sure that nutrient-rich soil carried in by drainage from the surrounding land do not enter the pond.
5. To combat algae naturally, you can add some plants that are able to deprive them of light and nutrients. Waterlilies, hair grass, water violet, water soldier, willow moss and mare's tail are plants that can really help combat the problem of algae.
One of the reasons why algae are growing in your pond is mostly because you're having too many nutrients dissolved in the water. There are two ways you can solve this problem. The first way, which is the easy way is to simply kill them all easily just by using a proprietary algicide which won't harm the plants and animals in it. The only disadvantages to using this method is that the materials left behind in the water will only provide ample nutrients for further algal growth. So instead of killing them, you're encouraging them to grow more.
The second which is the most effective ways but will require some time and efforts on your part. The tackle the root of the algae problem, here are some useful methods which you can use:
1. Use a rake or net to physically remove all yellowish-green filamentous algae. Repeat this process several times if there are many of them.
2. Make sure you don't overfeed the fish by giving more food that you should. This is because any food that sinks to the bottom will only place a heavy burden on the ecosystem.
3. Occasionally, you will need to reduce the water hardness. You can do this easily by adding rainwater or hang some sacks of peat in the pond for a short time.
4. Avoid the temptation to add fertiliser. You will also need make sure that nutrient-rich soil carried in by drainage from the surrounding land do not enter the pond.
5. To combat algae naturally, you can add some plants that are able to deprive them of light and nutrients. Waterlilies, hair grass, water violet, water soldier, willow moss and mare's tail are plants that can really help combat the problem of algae.
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