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Algae Bloom? #270346 09/18/11 01:12 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 S smiffer OP Junior Member
OP smiffer Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	So I came home from work Friday and this is what our pond looked like. Shouldn't this happen in the spring/summer? It's been cold here in Michigan (40 low/65 high). This is the first time we've had the pond look like this, is there anything I should watch for? Attached Images

Re: Algae Bloom? smiffer #270359 09/18/11 04:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 27 Charleston, SC B Brian75 Fingerling
Brian75 Fingerling B Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 27 Charleston, SC	Not 100% sure that's algae. Can you pull some out and get a better pic of it? Last edited by Brian75; 09/18/11 04:38 PM.

Re: Algae Bloom? Brian75 #270363 09/18/11 05:46 PM
Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker
Bluegillerkiller Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,544 Illinois, St. louis area	Not a bloom.. Some kind of weed or algae I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease.. BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

Re: Algae Bloom? Bluegillerkiller #270364 09/18/11 06:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana	Are you concerned about the vegetation, or the color/visibility of the water? "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Algae Bloom? sprkplug #270394 09/19/11 09:08 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 S smiffer OP Junior Member
OP smiffer Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	The color visibility of the water is my main concern. Normally the water is pretty clear, now I can only see a few inches. The vegetation has been there all summer, I had meant to rake it out but just no time this summer. There is a road drain that goes down to my pond and my wife mentioned that she saw a county truck out there Friday. My thought was they had came through and pumped out anything in the bottom of the drain and then flushed some water through. If it was just stirred up it would have settled by now. It's now Monday and it's still the green color. Last edited by smiffer; 09/19/11 09:09 AM.

Re: Algae Bloom? smiffer #270396 09/19/11 09:50 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,513 Likes: 271 Miss. E ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker
ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,513 Likes: 271 Miss.	The water looks ok to me. Many ponds have cold water active plankton blooms.

Re: Algae Bloom? smiffer #270397 09/19/11 09:59 AM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana	My ponds look the same way now, I always figured it had to do with the temp. change of the water. It happens every year to mine, and I've never noticed any ill effects from it. oops! didn't notice ewest's reply... sorry! Last edited by sprkplug; 09/19/11 10:00 AM. Reason: slow typing "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: Algae Bloom? sprkplug #270458 09/20/11 06:41 AM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7 S smiffer OP Junior Member
OP smiffer Junior Member S Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 7	Thanks guys. Maybe I'm just getting old, don't remember it doing this in years past.

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