We have all seen some type of algae in our ponds and thought oh no, what happened. Well, the answer is an Eco system happened. Algae is a plant, a living thing that strives off of particles in the pond, so when you see algae in your pond, it means you have healthy life sustainable water. Depending on the algae, depends on what you could do. When you have string algae like what is shown in this picture, you may want to pull it out when it starts to get out of control because it could damage pump and clog systems and make it hard for your pondlife to get around. You can install a IonGen System that will heavily reduce string algae. For algae that is growing on your rocks, waterfalls, fountains, streams, you can use a algaecide. This way is inexpensive if get it from time to time but keep in mind that algae is a natural accurance. Unless it is blooming and creating an unsightly pea soup in your pond, like what you see here in this pick bellow.

It is not going to hurt anything. Algae that sit on your rocks or at the bottom of your pond is a good thing. It helps keep your pond clean by taking in fish waist and letting off filtered water. It’s a plant, and plants are needed to create a happy ecosystem.

                One thing to keep in mind, if you drained your pond for a cleanout, then you need to get that biological system going again. This is the natural system is the pond that keeps an ecosystem going. To do this you need to add a Beneficial Bacteria to jump start this process. This creates a healthy living environment for your pond family.   

Till next time, this is Alan Brooks,

     Signing off….

Spring is almost here. That means its going to start warming up a little and the atmosphere around the pond is going to start coming alive again. Your fish are going to start moving around a little more and they are going to be hungry. This is a good time to clean out the pond. In most cases, once your water reaches 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the alga in your pond will bloom. This is that awful green stuff that shows your pond is healthy enough to maintain life, but makes it hard to see your fish. But before we get to the spring clean, we need to get your pond ready for it. a couple of things to do is drop some EcoBlast and  Algaecide in the pond to get a head start.

EcoBlast is great for cleaning up your fountains, rocks, and waterfalls. giving your pond a healthy start. This way, when your pond reaches 50 degrees, the bloom is not that bad.

The Algaecide is good controls both string algae and single-celled floating algae that is so hard to get rid of.

Another good way to help with alga blooms is install a Bog on your pond. this will also help keep your pond healthy.

If anyone has their own successful way of keeping their pond happy and clear, please share here and we can all get on the same boat.

Thanks for sharing…..

Alan Brooks