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Homeowner Forum / Lawn and Garden / December 2006Pond algae
Fishlover asked this a time back. "Has anybody tried Phoslock for getting rid of green algae in fishponds?" Well after reading the various responses in particular the one about Hay, I drove down a dirt track in the Hawkesbury and cut some wild oat hay. Obvoiously seeded from passing trucks. Didn't know how much but I tied 3 bundles about 9" long half as thick as my wrist. The surface area is approx 2 square metres with various depths from beach to 60cm. It was pea green, bloody awful. Seven days have apassed and I can now see the various depths. Magic! Still has a bit to go but I have no doubt it is working. It has a couple of small Koi, haundreds of relocated small river fish and 4 frogs. About a thousand taddies in smal buckets about the garden; spawn taken prior to a smorgasbord for fish. Cheers. > Fishlover asked this a time back. > "Has anybody tried Phoslock for getting rid of green algae in [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers. I told you so! Regards and happy it works for you. Used to have trouble with my swimming pool and found this out, but it didnt do much for my swimming pool, as I didnt try it. Never use chemicals when its possible to use your head...And ask. The Internet is like a large intelligence, and we can all pool our knowledge...PS hadnt tried it but it stuck, and also saw various farm dams with bales of hay on the sides. Then it clicked...You BEAUTY. Nature knows best... > Fishlover asked this a time back. > "Has anybody tried Phoslock for getting rid of green algae in [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers. I told you so! Regards and happy it works for you. Used to have trouble with my swimming pool and found this out, but it didnt do much for my swimming pool, as I didnt try it. Never use chemicals when its possible to use your head...And ask. The Internet is like a large intelligence, and we can all pool our knowledge...PS hadnt tried it but it stuck, and also saw various farm dams with bales of hay on the sides. Then it clicked...You BEAUTY. Nature knows best... PS Nice of you to get back to us, it verifies what we believed. g'day potaroo, the simplest way is to use barley straw, and when it has done its job use it in the garden as mulch. have never heard of the wild oats hay remedy before but if it works that's the go hey? snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ > Fishlover asked this a time back. > "Has anybody tried Phoslock for getting rid of green algae in [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > frogs. About a thousand taddies in smal buckets about the garden; spawn > taken prior to a smorgasbord for fish. Could this be done in a small pond (i.e. old bathtub)? Thanks Jen Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle, say 9" long and as thick as your wrist. PS Thanks Jonno, much appreciated. > > Fishlover asked this a time back. > > "Has anybody tried Phoslock for getting rid of green algae in [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Jen > Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle, > say > 9" long and as thick as your wrist. Thanks. Is it just any sort of hay? Jen > Thanks. Is it just any sort of hay? Probably. Something in the hay acts as an antifungal and is probably copied by the chemical in(d)(s)ustry and sold at great cost. Suspended solids are now able to get to cling together, and drop to the bottom of the pond using alum. That should clear ir mostly. Fairly cheap from a pool shop > Sorry have no other freeby for you. >> Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle, >> say >> 9" long and as thick as your wrist. > Jen >> Thanks. Is it just any sort of hay? > Probably. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That should clear ir mostly. Fairly cheap from a pool shop > Sorry have no > other freeby for you. Thanks for your help Jen Jen what I used was the oats hay that you often find growing along country roads or in my case Racecourse Rd at Clarendon in the Hawkesbury. It would be hard to 'find' barley straw as i don't think its that common. Cheers > > Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle, > > say [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jen > Jen what I used was the oats hay that you often find growing along country > roads or in my case Racecourse Rd at Clarendon in the Hawkesbury. It > would > be hard to 'find' barley straw as i don't think its that common. > Cheers I'll keep an eye out. Thanks Jen "Jen" <anyofusNo@SPAMbigpond.net.au> wrote in message > "Potaroo" <potaroo@therock.com> wrote in message > > Jen it sure will work in a buth-tub pond! Just put in a tied up bundle, > > say > > 9" long and as thick as your wrist. > > Thanks. Is it just any sort of hay? Barley straw is reputed to be the one to use, but I've not seen it for sale anywhere. Yes I believe so but not even seed seems to fall from trucks like oats or lucerne for it to grow by the road verges. > "Jen" <anyofusNo@SPAMbigpond.net.au> wrote in message > > "Potaroo" <potaroo@therock.com> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Barley straw is reputed to be the one to use, but I've not seen it for > sale anywhere. |
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