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HUGE algae bloom! #376175 05/13/14 07:01 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 71 Arkansas F flymoron OP
OP flymoron F Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 71 Arkansas	On one of our small ponds, 1/2 acre, we have a huge algae bloom. It is so thick around the edges I almost cannot throw the feed to open water. Will this go away by itself? thanks

Re: HUGE algae bloom! flymoron #376255 05/13/14 05:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,062 Likes: 279 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,062 Likes: 279 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Not likely. As it dies and sinks, the dying stuff adds fertilizer for the new stuff. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: HUGE algae bloom! Dave Davidson1 #376267 05/13/14 07:30 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 71 Arkansas F flymoron OP
OP flymoron F Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 71 Arkansas	how do I kill it?

Re: HUGE algae bloom! flymoron #376271 05/13/14 07:36 PM
Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,186 Likes: 44 East Texas highflyer
highflyer Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,186 Likes: 44 East Texas	Tilapia works well, but it is only one choice. Brian The one thing is the one thing A dry fly catches no fish Try not to be THAT 10%

Re: HUGE algae bloom! flymoron #376273 05/13/14 08:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana S sprkplug Ambassador Lunker
sprkplug Ambassador Lunker S Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 6,980 Likes: 15 Freedom, Indiana	A lot of folks equate "killing it" with "stopping it". It doesn't work quite that way, unfortunately. You can knock it back, subdue it for the moment, but unless steps are taken to address the root cause of the algae, (often excessive nutrients in the water), it will likely return. Copper based algaecides are another choice. "Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!" If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1) And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1) Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT? PB answer: It depends.

Re: HUGE algae bloom! flymoron #376296 05/14/14 04:05 AM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,105 East Central Indiana J John Monroe Member
John Monroe Member J Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,105 East Central Indiana	Around here many used copper sulfate but as I understand it that builds up in the soil over time. Tilapia, but they die when the water temperature drops and must be replaced every year. A combination of Israeli carp and KOI but too many will muddy the water. Lots of water plants but too many can look ugly and curtail fishing. A tadpole pond will work but to get the numbers needed you can't have predictors in the pond that will gobble them up. Combinations of the above can work. Right now I use the combination of plants, tadpoles with minnows and no predators such as bass, etc. I posted this picture in the image section of newly hatched tadpoles eating a fresh batch of algae. I checked the next day to get a picture and the algae was gone.