Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants Koi, Giant Red Crayfish and Bacteria

Mark,
M.Paris is providing good advice that is consistant with what we see here in northern OH for the break-in of new ponds. It is best to remove a good protion or a much as possible of the FA that is floating. Removing FA removes nutrients from the new pond and helps lessen the FA next year, providing you are able to abate some of the incoming nutrients.

Good quality bacteria may be worth a try once you remove a significient amount of the current FA to help manage and hopefully lessen the FA. FA abundance, once established, is usually proportional to the amount of dissolved nutrients in the water column.