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Thread: String algae fix?
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13-09-2018, 03:42 PM #1
String algae fix?
As above are their any tried and tested methods/chemicals that control the horrid stuff?.
I have heard conflicted view about barley straw, it isn't too bad yet but id rather sort it before it takes over, there are no excess nutrients in the pond as far as i can tell.
Now getting rid of it in an aquarium is easy, i have always dosed with liquid carbon for the plants and added some siamese algae eaters but as far as i can tell there isn't a suitable pond fish that will eat the stuff.
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13-09-2018, 03:56 PM #2
I use cloverleaf blanket answer, you can half the dose as it’s so strong. I use enough to treat 10000L in my 14,000l pond and it nukes it, you can then add barley straw extract once a week to keep it at bay. The barley straw extract is pretty good stuff.
Cheers Chris
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13-09-2018, 04:18 PM #3
Cheers, its just that there are so many options it tends to be a lottery which ones actually work.
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13-09-2018, 04:20 PM #4
Yeah I know there’s so many! But cloverleaf definitely works, it’s very strong. Make sure you have plenty of air and I normally don’t feed for a couple of days just incase.
Cheers
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13-09-2018, 04:50 PM #5
I believe that the conflicting reports about barley straw come chiefly from those who haven't used it properly.
Barley straw works in such a gentle way that it's easily capable of preventing an alae bloom from happening if it's added in the correct quantity to a pond that's at oxygen saturation before the algae has taken hold. However, it won't work in a pond that is not very close to oxygen saturation and it especially won't act to cure a pond that has already gone green or has already developed a prolific growth of filamentous algae such as blanket weed.
For that situation, you need one of the proprietary algaecides such as the Cloverleaf brand Chris has already mentioned.
There is so little authorative information about how barley straw works that I researched the subject and put my conclusions at the end of an article I wrote to help Keith Davenport (OATA Chief Executive) in his campaign to stop the EU classifying barley straw as a dangerous garden algaecide which they wanted to ban.
The body of my article shows how ridiculous the ban would be because tonnes of it can legally be put into reservoirs that supply our drinking water to reduce algae but it would be considered unsafe into put a small amount into a pond. Read that if you want to know about the ridiculous regulation but I've also concluded it with my explanation of how it works and how to use it effectively.
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Running heater at low temp?
Covering the pond with polycarb should be enough to stop water temps dipping below 6C for the most...