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What are the current guidelines for phosphorous and pond management?
Will to much create algea or is that Nitrogen? A friends pond has 6 ppm phosphorous, what should he do?
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I don't know but would like to. I'm planning on putting out a bunch of phosphorus in a week or so to get some plant going but don't want to get my pond watrer out of balance.
It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?
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I would personally use the alum/hydrated lime (50%H by weight) to remove P. Alum binds with P and produces aluminum phosphate making the P unavailable.
Edit: Total P > 0.03 ppm will increase plant growth and eutrophication.
Last edited by Tums; 03/11/13 01:27 PM.
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I question the test accuracy of 6 ppm of phosphorus in a pond. Even total phosphorus (soluable and bound) should not be as high as 6ppm. It is not likely but not impossible.
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Bill do you think he may have a false high due to some kind of run off from all the rain that has fallen in Ga. Lately?
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You sure that is not a soil test ?
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What are the current guidelines for phosphorous and pond management?
Will to much create algea or is that Nitrogen? A friends pond has 6 ppm phosphorous, what should he do? Travis, look in the current issue of Pond Boss Magazine. Good article there. IIRC 1/2# of P can grow 500# of FA.
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