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Greetings, all:
I'm new to all this and built my waterfall a year and a half ago. It is a 100 gal. Aquascape system. The pump has been running on a 18 hour on, 6 hour off (overnight) schedule.
Last summer the string algae started appearing and, at first, I thought it looked rather nice and natural. But last week I took a hard look and it was really overpowering everything. I shut the pump down, drained the basin, and began cleaning everything out.
I really want to stay ahead of the curve on this, but have read so many opinions on how and what to do that I'm a bit confused. I've purchased a bottle of API Pond Algaefix Algae Control and, per the instructions, says I should add a tablespoon once a week. I'm also wondering about running the pump on a schedule vs. running the pump 24/7.
So: is my algae prevention plan viable, and should I run the pump 24/7, or on a schedule?
Below is the waterfall after cleaning it out. I'm in zone 8 in Puget Sound...
Many Thanks!
I'm new to all this and built my waterfall a year and a half ago. It is a 100 gal. Aquascape system. The pump has been running on a 18 hour on, 6 hour off (overnight) schedule.
Last summer the string algae started appearing and, at first, I thought it looked rather nice and natural. But last week I took a hard look and it was really overpowering everything. I shut the pump down, drained the basin, and began cleaning everything out.
I really want to stay ahead of the curve on this, but have read so many opinions on how and what to do that I'm a bit confused. I've purchased a bottle of API Pond Algaefix Algae Control and, per the instructions, says I should add a tablespoon once a week. I'm also wondering about running the pump on a schedule vs. running the pump 24/7.
So: is my algae prevention plan viable, and should I run the pump 24/7, or on a schedule?
Below is the waterfall after cleaning it out. I'm in zone 8 in Puget Sound...
Many Thanks!