My water tends to be naturally acidic & infertile, so I must lime every couple of years. I've also made it a habit to fertilize to get a bloom, trying to do it as early as I can so don't encourage too much plant growth.

I still get too many plants, especially with water level down two or three feet this year. But if I don't fertilize, hard to get much of a bloom at all.

So I'm wondering if stocking GC might be smarter than fertilizing. They naturally reduce excess plants, and their excretions serve to fertilize water & reduce visibility. Any thoughts on this strategy?

7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160