Pond Yuck Help Needed - 05/19/16 03:34 PM
We are at our beach home. The property manager asked me for some assistance with the ornamental pond next to the HOA clubhouse.
I've included a link to several photos of the problem. I'm not sure what this stuff is. Everytime I look at it, I change my mind. It does not appear to be rooted, although it reaches from the pond bottom up to the point of where it floats on the top. It is darn near thick enough to walk on.
This pond receives a lot of fertilizer and other chemicals, as it is surrounded by a golf course. This is the worst it has ever been.
The pond is about four feet deep and has a continue inflow of water table water and runoff. I added some dye earlier in the week,but there is a fair amount of water flow-through. It is in pure sand and fluctuates with the water table, which is quite high here.
Pond Yuck Problem
What is this stuff? Do I chemically treat it? If so, it it going to make an even bigger mess? If we get it under control this season, will grass carp keep it under control in seasons to come? Would a floating island help?
Thanks,
Ken
I've included a link to several photos of the problem. I'm not sure what this stuff is. Everytime I look at it, I change my mind. It does not appear to be rooted, although it reaches from the pond bottom up to the point of where it floats on the top. It is darn near thick enough to walk on.
This pond receives a lot of fertilizer and other chemicals, as it is surrounded by a golf course. This is the worst it has ever been.
The pond is about four feet deep and has a continue inflow of water table water and runoff. I added some dye earlier in the week,but there is a fair amount of water flow-through. It is in pure sand and fluctuates with the water table, which is quite high here.
Pond Yuck Problem
What is this stuff? Do I chemically treat it? If so, it it going to make an even bigger mess? If we get it under control this season, will grass carp keep it under control in seasons to come? Would a floating island help?
Thanks,
Ken