Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Corn Meal

I just read my sample copy of Pond Boss and will definately order a subscription before the day is out.
In the meatime I've got to find out about "Industrial Corn Meal." I don't know exactly what corn meal is. Assuming it is ground up corn for starters, what qualifies it as "corn meal?" And further, what qualifies it as "industrial"? Would simply using ground corn do the same job?
Next: I have a pond at our local golf course I've been charged with the responsibility of reviving and eliminating what I think is filamentous algae. I have a windmill aeration system operating with two diffusers in its .8 surface acre. Seems like the algae got worse after we had a heavy rainfall and filled it up. I'd like to have this surface stuff gone within two weeks, when a Chamber of Commerce golf tournament is scheduled. (The algae covers about 1/5 of the surface.)
Any suggestions you have will be appreciated, but I have a "near zero" budget.

Thanks,
Gooneybird

I use a skimming net daily on my 2/3 acre pond and it helps a ton. I remove a lot of pounds in a couple hours. You would need a place to go with it. Leaving it lay around the pond is not attractive.

Refering to the articl "ALGAE", P. 49 July/August edition of Pond Boss; "Some of the organic gardening gurus around the country recommend using industrial corn meal. Seems decomposition of corn meal gives off a toxin which knocks algae straight on its head." That's what I want. Who's got it?

Thanks Brian,
I used an 8' 2X4 and drove 16d nails through it from both sides about 6" apart; tied a rope to it and dragged it through the moss. Then I took a leaf rake for lack of any other kind, and pulled the filamentous moss up on the bank. I got rid of about a 1/3 of it. Now I need a ensilage fork to pick it up and haul it away. I believe with a couple of helpers I could get that job done in just a few more hours.
This being a city lake, the water department has been treating it monthly with 1 gallon of Cutrine Plus. I can't understand why it hasn't killed the moss. Can someone shed some light on that?
thanks,
dan

The cutrine should be diluted around 9 to one with tap water and sprayed on the surface of the algae. Once a month often isn't enough. Algae can return in as little as a week.

Sounds like to long of an interval between treatment and perhaps incorrect application techniques to me.

A gallon of cutrine costs less than $30, and a 2 gallon sprayer should be less than $20. Perhaps you should forget about the water department and have at it yourself. Be careful and watch for signs of low DO if you treat it all at once. Keep the aeration going.