Hahaha, I would get along with your wife just fine. I tried lily pads in a tub years ago, they grew well but the turtles and my one goose (RIP Willie @ 17 years old!) managed to kill it. I even fenced it in. The wire rots kind of fast too. I might try a tray of spiral eel plants this year to see if they will come back, maybe another lily. I will never have cattails again. My algae isn't bad so far, no matts or anything floating. I don't know why, I do have an over sized aeration system for my size pond and I use beneficial bacteria religiously.

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