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Hi All! Can someone please confirm what this is and how to get rid of? We are in South Eastern PA.
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It would appear to be algified Chara. Chara, I believe, is a type of algae that can be easily confused with coon tail, and what you have is older chara that has been covered with some type of slimy FA (filamentous algae). I have been manually removing my chara, but I did not have very much to begin with.
If it is chara, it will have a skunky smell when broken up by hand.
Welcome to the forums, btw, and here is a thread I started on chara a while back that may help you more positively id your weeds...
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=36442&Number=476257#Post476257 The Chara in my pond now looks very much like yours as the late summer temps have been good for FA growth and the chara is now slimed over.
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No bad smell so I added more photos
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So do you remove it? is there any way to control this weed? i mean like any pesticides for that?
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Click on this link and then click on description. See if this is what you have.
https://aquaplant.tamu.edu/management-options/baby-pondweed/ There are herbicide options listed in the Management Options section.
If it IS that plant, Aquathol K with Cutrine Plus would be my choice for control. Follow the label for application directions.
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