Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Grass Carp and Chara

I agree with you - I don't know how/where/why the line is drawn between plants and algae.

When it comes to treating plants and algae with "chemicals", typically algae is controlled with copper based products, while vascular plants need different products, depending on the target plant, with the exception of a few herbicides - i.e. Fluridone is one that I know is pretty "generic".