TennJeff - your weed sample looks like a mass of messy weeds. Some of that in the mess is not Chara due to evidence of sizable(1/4") stems. You might have Eurasian millfoil. If you want a good opinion of what weeds are creating your problem, get us some much better pictures. Read through this from our Archives for ideas and examples for getting good pictures of pond weeds.
http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=371748#Post371748

Last edited by Bill Cody; 04/02/17 03:26 PM.

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