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This is a 1/3 acre groundwater pond that is 8ft at its deepest. It was dug in early 2012 and stocked that spring. I put in 300 5-7" hbg and 100 smb fingerlings based on the recommendation of Laggis Fish Farm. It was void of any algae last year but has exploded with it so far this year. The attached pictures were from a few weeks ago and it has continued to get worse and now covers approximately 50% of the pond's surface. I hand feed sporadically through the year, probably only 3 to 4 days a week on average. I fill a medium McDonalds pop cup each time.

I don't have power at the pond. That will hopefully come next year, but what can I do this year to knock down the algae?



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Have you taken the time to read through the suggestions in this link? These are the most common solutions. The big thing to do is not let it get ahead of you as it is currently. Feeding the fish does result in some sort of more algae growth. Ideally the algae should be phytoplankton instead of the filamentous stuff you have now.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92633#Post92633

Also see this recent post:
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=333907#Post333907
Filamentous algae plagues almost all ponds espceially if they have relatively clear water and few aquatic plants to absorb the excess nutrients. With nutrients (mostly nitrogen and phosphorus) present some sort of plant will definately grow and often grow abundantly. The type of plants present and the ratio of nitrogen to soluable phosphorus will determine which type of plants grow and how abundant they get. Plant growth is a sign that nutrients are present.

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