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Troy_Mclure  Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003   | Hi there, I am just writing to ask if anyone knows what sort of medications there are out there to rid a pond of algae? (Its not actually a pond. Its a swimming pool full of carp :%) ) |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:22 |      |
tropical_shark Hobbyist Posts: 68 Kudos: 61 Votes: 0 Registered: 28-Feb-2002   | Is it algae or blanket weed? the difference being that algae will turn the water a green and blanket weed is all stringy and attacts itself to everything |
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SheKoi Fish Addict Posts: 667 Kudos: 553 Votes: 4 Registered: 11-Feb-2004 | try either barley straw in a netting or barley straw extract, the H2O2 produced kills the algae and stops it growing. if it's green water that is the problem, use a UV unit on the pump or filter, it causes the algae to stick together then either sink to bottom of the pond or removed by the filters. www.blooming-brilliant.co.uk |
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| Troy_Mclure Fish Addict Posts: 725 Kudos: 306 Registered: 20-Jan-2003 | does the H2O2 kill the fish? he has carp in it. |
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