It appears i have a mild case of blue green algae, I went to take pics today after swimming in it yesterday and it seems to be gone... We have mild winds today and had no wind yesterday. I also only have a water clarity of 12", i think due to my soil composition. It is a darker ice tea colored water.
After reading some things about this algae it has me wondering if My Dog and I should have been swimming in the pond. The algae was not in large mats or anything, but you could see it suspended in the water, as we swam more i created some swirls on the top of the surface and when trying to catch it with the pool skimmer it all broke up and spread out.
Could i have caused this? I gave my dog a bath in here with shampoo could that have caused an elevated phosphorus level, thus creating the algae bloom?
Please help out this confused newbie!
Last edited by chadman154; 08/04/10 05:03 PM.
