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gythagirl
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Hairyloon
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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Nick
Joined: 02 Nov 2004 Posts: 34535 Location: Hereford
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Posted: Fri Apr 07, 17 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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buzzy wrote: |
Sounds as if it's blanket weed, which is unsightly but not a necessarily a serious problem. The trouble with removing it is that you tend to drag a lot of other small creatures out with it, which is not a good idea, but if you do want to rake it out, leave the rakings close to the side of the pond so that things can crawl back in the water,
Some people suggest twirling a bamboo cane round and round and the weed should stick to the cane and allow you to pull out small amounts at a time, but I've never done it this way.
You can buy lots of products for getting rid of blanket weed, and spend lots of money. I have not tried any of them so can't speak for their efficacy, but will just say caveat emptor.
Henry |
Chemicals can work as a quick fix but you have an underlying problem. Too much phosphates in there, most likely. Are you topping it off with tap water? Run off water from the grass? Over feeding?
It may not be fixable if it's run off. Physically clear it out, hit it with snatch of chemicals and install a filter with UV and it'll run crystal clear.
The problems it can bring are removing the oxygen from the water and, if it dies suddenly and isn't removed a huge spike in nitrates, them ammonia, which will kill livestock.
Eta: if plants are dying it's releasing phosphates and organically allowing more to grow. Physically clear a ton out. |
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dpack
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Mistress Rose
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Nick
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buzzy
Joined: 04 Jan 2011 Posts: 3708 Location: In a small wood on the edge of the Huntingdonshire Wolds
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