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Hi everyone
Congratulations for the forum, it is very interesting, I have been looking for information for a long time and I think this is the right place.
Sorry about English, I use the google translator since I don't speak it well.
I have created a pond to swim with 5 Carassius auratus, it has been filled with water for 8 months, at 5 months small green things elongated 0.5in began to appear in the EPDM that I surrounded with a red circle in the photo, are they algae or biofilm ?.
Currently with 8 months, something similar appears floating, algae or biofilm? Is it normal?
It takes a lot of work to remove it since the pond has 83m2 (147yd2) and 123m3 (160yd3), I have to put pumps with more power for the skimmers since it has to go against the wind, with pool net it sneaks.
A solar pump 8m3 / h (10.5yd3 / h) is working all day in the pond, which recirculates the water through the gravel, has a depth of 1 to 1.8m (3´ to 6´ft), receives sun all day, I only renew water when it evaporates. The skymer is usually off as it needs more power and more outlets to create a stream. I have never fertilized the plants.
If not for this, the water is quite clear, you can see the bottom at 1yd.
Any solution apart from the skimmer?
It is in Galicia (Spain)
Thank you
Congratulations for the forum, it is very interesting, I have been looking for information for a long time and I think this is the right place.
Sorry about English, I use the google translator since I don't speak it well.
I have created a pond to swim with 5 Carassius auratus, it has been filled with water for 8 months, at 5 months small green things elongated 0.5in began to appear in the EPDM that I surrounded with a red circle in the photo, are they algae or biofilm ?.
Currently with 8 months, something similar appears floating, algae or biofilm? Is it normal?
It takes a lot of work to remove it since the pond has 83m2 (147yd2) and 123m3 (160yd3), I have to put pumps with more power for the skimmers since it has to go against the wind, with pool net it sneaks.
A solar pump 8m3 / h (10.5yd3 / h) is working all day in the pond, which recirculates the water through the gravel, has a depth of 1 to 1.8m (3´ to 6´ft), receives sun all day, I only renew water when it evaporates. The skymer is usually off as it needs more power and more outlets to create a stream. I have never fertilized the plants.
If not for this, the water is quite clear, you can see the bottom at 1yd.
Any solution apart from the skimmer?
It is in Galicia (Spain)
Thank you