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    CBA left bottom of my pond with coating

    Hello

    Got the blanket weed starting to come on 3 week ago so did a CBA treatment.

    mixed it all very well and followed the advice to the letter however the bottom of my pond has this horrible beige coating that does not seem to wan to shift.

    Tired brushing it off but it is very solidly stuck on there.

    The blanket weed on the sides has gone - looks like hair clipper to a number 2 but still has some of this residue on it but I can live with that.

    Has anyone got any ideas on how to shift this residue on the bottom

    thanks

    Jim



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    Hi mate

    pond vac?

    next time try Aquasource Resolve - brilliant stuff!!!!

    Gaz

    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    Hello

    Got the blanket weed starting to come on 3 week ago so did a CBA treatment.

    mixed it all very well and followed the advice to the letter however the bottom of my pond has this horrible beige coating that does not seem to wan to shift.

    Tired brushing it off but it is very solidly stuck on there.

    The blanket weed on the sides has gone - looks like hair clipper to a number 2 but still has some of this residue on it but I can live with that.

    Has anyone got any ideas on how to shift this residue on the bottom

    thanks

    Jim
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

    Always happy to help!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazkoi View Post
    Hi mate

    pond vac?

    next time try Aquasource Resolve - brilliant stuff!!!!

    Gaz
    Gaz, how much is resolve delivered? Need enough for a 3000 gallon pond. the blanketweed is already forming!

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    I use Hydra Quartz..... It starts working straight away
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    Hi mate

    £20 delivered for 1kg tub which treats 6,600 gallon.

    Gaz

    Quote Originally Posted by samp09 View Post
    Gaz, how much is resolve delivered? Need enough for a 3000 gallon pond. the blanketweed is already forming!
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

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    A lot of people have had problems in the past with CBA as it was a bit too aggressive if that's the correct terminology? Some were using it half or even quarter strength and found it was still work. I seem to remember reading on here that the more recent CBA was a weaker mix or had less harsh chemicals in it? I used it one year and lost a few fish because of it and also the instructions on how to use it were a bit vague. I was then put onto Aquasource Resolve and have been using it for the last 3 or 4 years at full strength with no issues - famous last words

    First year I used it, it did exactly what it said on the tin (or should that be tub lol ) as in turned the water milky for a day or so then slowly cleared, then the blanket weed started to disappear. 2nd year I tried it, the water only went milky for a very short length of time but still worked a treat on the blanket weed.

    So basically -

    CBA is OK but just watch the dosage.
    Aquasource is better.

    Good luck

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    My understanding (and I’m happy to be corrected) is the old version bad high zinc content which led to some issues.

    For me Resolve, Resolve Resolve - great stuff, fish friendly and not overly expensive. A few of my customers have always struggled with BW, however this solved it.

    Happy to supply if local stockists are struggling currently - I’ve got a decent supply of 1kg tubs.

    Gaz

    Quote Originally Posted by Frimley Koi keeper View Post
    A lot of people have had problems in the past with CBA as it was a bit too aggressive if that's the correct terminology? Some were using it half or even quarter strength and found it was still work. I seem to remember reading on here that the more recent CBA was a weaker mix or had less harsh chemicals in it? I used it one year and lost a few fish because of it and also the instructions on how to use it were a bit vague. I was then put onto Aquasource Resolve and have been using it for the last 3 or 4 years at full strength with no issues - famous last words

    First year I used it, it did exactly what it said on the tin (or should that be tub lol ) as in turned the water milky for a day or so then slowly cleared, then the blanket weed started to disappear. 2nd year I tried it, the water only went milky for a very short length of time but still worked a treat on the blanket weed.

    So basically -

    CBA is OK but just watch the dosage.
    Aquasource is better.

    Good luck
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

    Always happy to help!!

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    Yes that was kind of what I was saying just couldn't remember if it was weakening the stuff or changing what was in it and the CBA I used was the full monty version which was probably bought in 2012?

    Being new to using chemicals in ponds firstly I didn't know to add extra aeration into the water and also didn't remove enough of the blanket weed before adding the CBA so I had a load of dead blanket weed in the pond which lowered the oxygen content of the water and raised the Ammonia levels to a very high and toxic level which did the damage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazkoi View Post
    Hi mate

    £20 delivered for 1kg tub which treats 6,600 gallon.

    Gaz
    I couldn't remember where this was on the forum to sort ordering it after reading it! (blame the whisky) is it best to order through your site?

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    Quote Originally Posted by samp09 View Post
    I couldn't remember where this was on the forum to sort ordering it after reading it! (blame the whisky) is it best to order through your site?
    Lol well you've got to blame it on something and that's the perfect thing

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    Lol

    Yes via website please mate.

    if using PayPal, I would appreciate via Friends and Family (if you are happy to do that mate).

    Cheers

    Gaz

    Quote Originally Posted by samp09 View Post
    I couldn't remember where this was on the forum to sort ordering it after reading it! (blame the whisky) is it best to order through your site?
    Hobby and business gone but when you’re hooked you’re hooked.

    Always happy to help!!

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    I used cba year before last. My fish where leaping out the water. All I use now is resolve half a dose then 2 months later another half dose. Obviously depends how bad the weed is. If real bad full dose

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    Did you have the full fat version or the semi skimmed version of CBA Fred?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frimley Koi keeper View Post
    Did you have the full fat version or the semi skimmed version of CBA Fred?
    Haha full fat lol
    CBA left bottom of my pond with coatingCBA left bottom of my pond with coating

    Sent from my SM-G960F using Tapatalk

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    Tried pond vac .This scum is so harsh ive brushed it with a pond brush and only bits come off. Will these other products lift it off.

    never using CBA again .

    thanks

    Jim

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    Give Aquasource Resolve a go mate.

    £20 for 1kg (6600) gallon - you will need some later in the season even if it don’t budge what you have stuck to the floor.

    cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimJones View Post
    Tried pond vac .This scum is so harsh ive brushed it with a pond brush and only bits come off. Will these other products lift it off.

    never using CBA again .

    thanks

    Jim
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    Always happy to help!!

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    Hi is Aquasource resolve suitable with sturgeons? I have had quite bad HA for the last couple of years and am using pink crystals but as good as it is it never fully gets rid of the algae for more than a month or two.

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    Hi Craig, where you been mate???

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    One word NIGHTINGALE!!!! Still here and getting Pi$$ed of with it too

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    Quote Originally Posted by -Craig- View Post
    One word NIGHTINGALE!!!! Still here and getting Pi$$ed of with it too
    assume you are referring to the hospital Craig, you have been pulled into set up the temp hospital ??

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