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Message: [QUOTE="CountryEscape, post: 88393, member: 3087"] Addy, now I'm wondering what I need to do to get rid of the algae. I know patience is a virtue, but every evening (in this heat, maybe it will be better when the temps lower, like this morning) all the lilies have algae on them, stems and leaves, and so does the primrose. My plants do not look as healthy as other ponds, like yours. I still cannot grow hyacinths, put the rest of them in the bog, hoping to revive them some as maybe the koi are eating them (I don't have that many, maybe a sickly 20 or so). The koi were definitely pulling the lizards tail out of the pot, so I finally moved it to the bog. My water tests were very good when I checked them 2 days ago. Everything was zero (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate) and PH was 8.2, GH 14 and KH 9. I'm pretty sure those are all in the good zones. The only thing I was doing (and have not done for 2 weeks now) is adding a product called "Pond Perfect". It states it's "safe and beneficial for all fish, wildlife, desirable aquatic plants and turf." So, could this be why the algae is still growing so strongly, or should I not worry about algae on everything? I don't seem to have the string algae ... yet! It sounds awful when you get it, though. Oh, glad you liked that silly dog picture. What a hoot they are!!! :-) Oh, and my pump on the skimmer going to the bog is I think 1200 gph. I also have a 4200 gph pump that feeds my small fountain and the filter/waterfall. I may be able to fit a larger pump into the skimmer, but I know we got the 1200 because it would fit the space provided for the pump. I have an extra 4200 for "emergency", although it's the better pump! My initial pump seized up on my 2 weeks after starting it, cleaned it and panicked so bought another pump, now it has worked perfectly ever since! Don't even have to clean off the grill of it either. Have checked it several times, never anything on it to plug it up. Maybe initially there was stuff on it that caused it to quit, though. [/QUOTE]

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