Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations barley straw bales

AL to sound like a pro they are flashboard risers- now your offical. Al did some research few yrs back on the barley for use in our ponds. Seems the effectiveness goes way down in "our" water. It works better when alakalnity is above say 40-60 ppm. We of course sturuggle with heavy lime apps to get above 20 ppm- most ponds less than 10 ppm. If your lake is low may not work as well on algae and regualr hay blaes are quite a bit less expensive to accomplish your other goals mentioned.