Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Green Alge

Bad Boy,

Fish farmers still fertilize up north to get a phytoplankon bloom going ASAP to give zooplankton something to feed on, which in turn is food for fish fry in a production pond. Once I drain my main pond next fall, and it dry out over the winter, I plan o fertilizing it to get a phytoplankton bloom going. I will put Alfalfa meal on the bottom just before filling. If one can get the bloom going before the macrophtes get going, and you can sustain the bloom you will have a natural way without chemicals to keep the macrophytes at bay. No light penetration deep enough for the macrophytes and the nutrients are being taken up by the phytoplankton.