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Message: [QUOTE="Jhn, post: 359644, member: 9612"] Just to add, your getting no readings on your water parameters because the string algae is consuming it. The reason you had a string algae explosion is because of the recently added fish load. Ideally, more plans in the pond whether it be marginals, floating or submerged to starve the algae of nutrients. Dumping quick fixes into your pond is a good way to end up with a mess on your hands. Sunlight in and of itself isn't the issue. Most of my 8000 gal. pond gets sun roughly 10 hours a day, I have no algae issues at any time during the year. Why? Because I have plant covering probably 60% of the pond. Patience, the algae will go away and if done right ( source of the problem tackled i.e. Excess nutrients ) will stay that way. [/QUOTE]