Thanks for the info all.
I'm not sure I have Chara or something else but it looks like the picture I saw on another post by Cecil I think.
I'm going to rake and skim again this weekend and then try a limited chemical use to see if I can keep it under some kind of control.
I agree Meadowlark that some weeds are good to have. I don't want them all gone but they seemed to be taking over. They are all around the perimeter out to 6ft. depth. The weeds don't bother me as much as the algae though.
I made a 10' rake out of sQuare tubing and attached hay rake tines to it on two sides and tied a 100' rope to each end, took it out to the edge of the weeds with a small boat, dropped it in and pulled it out and up the bank with my tractor. It makes a huge haul.
I made a skimmer with 4" pvc and some hardware cloth today. I'm going to give it a try on the floating stuff tommorrow.
Thanks for the info folks.
HT
