Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions Pond areation.

The more of the another weed that grows in the pond the less green hair string algae that will be present. Both use nutrients from the pond system and the hair string algae only grows when there are excess nutrients present that are not being used by the other submerged weeds. No submerged weeds; lots more of the green string algae. Accumulated and trapped within the pond, nutrients will grow some type of plant. Nature's rule and requirement. Green string algae uses the excess or left over nutrients not being used by the "higher" plants.

Try adding more dye and report back the results. I suspect the dye will slow the growth of mainly the "another weed". when stopping the current plant growths, nature will eventually "seed" or introduce some type of tolerant plant that will able to grow in the new nutrient rich conditions. You can't beat Mother Nature - she will always win as she has done for millions of years.

Dye is not real effective at slowing the plant growths in water shallower than 2-3ft according to dye label. More dye will / might help. Note pond dye reduces the amount or poundage of plankton that is the base of the pond's food chain, thus the abundance of the fishery reduces. Feeding pellets during time of using pond dye does help grow added fish pounds, however the added amount of fish manure from feeding pellets increases the nutrient load in the pond. More nutrients "push" for growing more plants.