How do you get rid of algae green water in a fish pond?
I don't want to spend nifty bucks to get rid of it. It makes the water green, but there's no other kind of algae in my pond. The pond is small so I can't get any more fish. I'm planning to put plants in it, but i can't do it right away. is there any easy way to get rid of it? i only have 2 choices if i need to buy a product: petco and home depot garden center.
Large water changes are your best bet in the long run. The algae is feeding on nutrients in the water, so removing those will starve the algae. Once you get your plants that will help to as they will compete with the algae for the nutrients. Barley straw should be available at either place you mention and also helps prevent new algae from forming. I would HIGHLY recommend you stay away from algae water treatments, they generally cause more harm than good. Also, if you treat with copper you can forget plants for quite a while as the copper is very tough on plants and will stay in the pond for quite a long time.
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