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Hi all,
Great site! I have a very small pond used for horse watering, about 40' by 50', roughly rectangular, average depth about 2'. The pond/property was abandoned for about 10 years before I bought the place 3 years ago. The pond was overgrown with cattails when we bought. In the first year, I cleared them out with a machete and the help of the horses, who liked to eat the resulting new shoots. The second year brought a thin coating of green scum which the copper stuff (plus a few pool chlorine tabs) gradually eliminated (but took a while!). This year, I have a thin coating of bubbly brownish scum. Any advice regarding what it is and how to treat? There are tons of frogs/tadpoles/waterbugs in the pond, but no fish (that I know of!). Maybe some carp would help?
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Some People say that carp will help with algea and scum. I have a pretty large pond, and 4 years ago some people put carp in it. It helped cut down om lily pads, but the scum and algea remained and the carp eventually died. What ever treatment worked in the past will probably work now. Originally posted by Meadowlark:
Grass carp (white amur) will help with the weeeds and Tipalia will attack the algae. I've found them to be a good combination that can reduce the dependence on chemicals for treatment. Hope this helps you! Refer to- http://www.pondboss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=001678 and http://www.pondboss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=001526 -LUKE
All My Best Wishes for a boat-full,
Luke
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