New Pond, Algae .....

[Bluerooster]

And new owner. Combined the other day to talk about adding algacide. I tried to add my two pennies, but being a lowly carpenter/worker bee, there was no way I could know of such things, and was ignored.
Now on to the specifics. The pond is about 4 acres total, but at this time is only about 20 yards across and about 4 feet deep. (water) As I was building the dock, the owner added two truck loads of fish to the pond. Probably 1000 or more fish of some sort. All/mostly fingerlings. They now have an algae bloom. My attempt at educating them fell on deaf ears. The pond should reach full pool in a couple of months. Once the pond gets full, the water will have a fair turnover with 3 creeks, and a spring feeding it. But until that time, they are all in a panic.

So apparently, it's not just us small ponders that have algae from time to time. But most of us have learned to let it run it's course.

 

[brokensword]

And new owner. Combined the other day to talk about adding algacide. I tried to add my two pennies, but being a lowly carpenter/worker bee, there was no way I could know of such things, and was ignored.
Now on to the specifics. The pond is about 4 acres total, but at this time is only about 20 yards across and about 4 feet deep. (water) As I was building the dock, the owner added two truck loads of fish to the pond. Probably 1000 or more fish of some sort. All/mostly fingerlings. They now have an algae bloom. My attempt at educating them fell on deaf ears. The pond should reach full pool in a couple of months. Once the pond gets full, the water will have a fair turnover with 3 creeks, and a spring feeding it. But until that time, they are all in a panic.

So apparently, it's not just us small ponders that have algae from time to time. But most of us have learned to let it run it's course.

didcha tell him to also add a couple truckfulls of plants? Some aeration/water movement would be nice. Maybe as you sit back on the dock, feet up, a libation in hand, you can do a sort of 'do you want to know what the pond owners down the way are doing for this problem? Make it an apple bobbing experience, where by such effort, a prize worth having can be had!

Okay, so straight talk didn't do it for ya; give the above a try. ANNNND be sure to get LOTS of pics of any commitment, you know, so we here at GPF can look on and be entertainedcheer!