Originally Posted by liquidsquid
A long while ago I saw someone remove algae by making about an 10' x 20' construction using large opening plastic screen material between two 10' or so long metal rods, and a set of chains on the rods intended to be dragged under the algae when "cast" from out in the water via boat (or opposite bank). The off-shore rod is then pulled up and over the top surface when pulled back out by a winch on a tractor. I don't recall how the rod in the deeps was pulled up then over, if it were the people in the boat or a float or... I was a kid. Some plants squeezed out the sides when pulled in as it compressed, but a lot of it was captured and dragged off while captured fish were rescued and thrown back in. There could certainly be improvements in this method, but the simple weight of algae on algae helped to compress a lot of water out. Most of the weight is captured water, and why it weighs so dang much.

There was a algae bloom in the cottages where we were staying, and that was the solution to be able to get boats in and out. Years later I learned were were swimming in this literal shit, as human sewage was being dumped into the same small bay. No wonder my immune system rocks.

Probably not so good for the small fish population.

I tried dragging out some junk but it captured to many shrimp and a few dads…. So I gave up
It was a grappling hook so it didn’t drag much but full of shrimp

The junk was slender spike rush that has taken over out to 6’!

Last edited by Pat Williamson; 05/19/22 06:36 PM.