Chara will grow as deep as there is light penetration. I've had it grow in my deepest water of my biggest pond which at one time was about 12 feet.

I'm still fighting Chara and probably will be indefinitely. Grass carp do not far well in my trout pond as the water is too cold and my state has made getting them almost impossible for the warmer ponds.

My water is so hard copper products don't work well especially with my established think heavy Chara.

I use an algae bloom to check it in my fingeling production ponds, and will use Aquashade in my biggest pond after refilling -- once I drain it down and dry it out a little. I will also use the dye in my trout pond over the winter when there is no flow going through.

I may use it in my fish production ponds over the winter if it breaks down enough to allow phytoplankton production by next spring.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 09/23/08 08:33 AM.
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