Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants FA from top to bottom

Yes it is time for some innovation in the world of clearing ponds of FA. Usually if enough people have the need the good ideas start showing up.

I wonder if somehow an inventor could make use of the fact that the mats of algae tend to want to cling to one another in a way that if you started pulling on a mat that it would keep pulling more and more along with it?

I was thinking about those giant augers that I used to see in a farm setting that I believe were used to lift and move shelled corn from a bin and lift it up aways into a taller bin or silo?

I wonder if you had the end of this auger down in the thick mats down near the bottom if the mats would spin themselves around the auger and grab more and more mats as they move up the auger. Of course they would have to fall off at the other end somehow and you would need some pto driven power to turn it or a stand alone engine driven auger. I don't think there is a ready to go solution like that but just thinking that this might help harvest using a shore mounted position and be able to reach 15 or 20 feet out all the way around.

Otherwise yes if you could harvest with the help of Tilapia or Pekin Ducks or other living solutions it may help too.

once nutrients are out of the water it will help but if you have tons of sequestered nitrogen and phosphorous in the soil under the pond then it could continue to be an issue.