Hi everyone:
Last October I had a pond built in my backyard, which is on a sloping hill. It consists of a creek flowing out of the back corner of my yard, down a slope for about 20 feet over a small waterfall into the pond, which is an oval about 15 feet long, 10 feet wide and 3 - 4 feet deep (probably closer to 3 feet deep, but I didn't mention). Anyway, my pond guy told me I probably wouldn't need a uv light or filter because I don't get much sun in the backyard, which meant he didn't expect much algae. Now a couple months later I've seen that the ph is too basic and I'm gettting some frothy pale green bubbles on the surface of the water in the pond. Welcome to pond life. I thought I should join a forum and start talking with others who are more experienced with ponds and fish. Hope to hear from you, after I post my questions in the right forum. I look forward to participating in Garden Ponds. The attached photo shows the pond left and a patio being built to the right of it.
Djoliver
Last October I had a pond built in my backyard, which is on a sloping hill. It consists of a creek flowing out of the back corner of my yard, down a slope for about 20 feet over a small waterfall into the pond, which is an oval about 15 feet long, 10 feet wide and 3 - 4 feet deep (probably closer to 3 feet deep, but I didn't mention). Anyway, my pond guy told me I probably wouldn't need a uv light or filter because I don't get much sun in the backyard, which meant he didn't expect much algae. Now a couple months later I've seen that the ph is too basic and I'm gettting some frothy pale green bubbles on the surface of the water in the pond. Welcome to pond life. I thought I should join a forum and start talking with others who are more experienced with ponds and fish. Hope to hear from you, after I post my questions in the right forum. I look forward to participating in Garden Ponds. The attached photo shows the pond left and a patio being built to the right of it.
Djoliver
