Curious if anyone dyes their pond in the late fall, prior to iceup? Our 2 acre lake once we get a bloom going in early summer stays that way until the fall turnover. Over the winter and early spring however the lake is crystal clear leading to large algae blooms in the spring. Looking to try and combat this a bit and I was planning on adding dye this fall for the first time, hoping it would be an affective algae "deterrent" over winter and spring till the bloom hits next summer. Anyone do this with success? Any possible issues? I'd really just like to use the dye over the winter if possible, how long will the effects of the dye be noticeable under normal concentrations?
The lake is well aerated and we keep the shallow diffuser running on a timer over the winter if anyone was wondering. Thanks for the input gentleman.