New pond water turning green - Aquarium Advice

lovefishing · 08-16-2005, 02:05 AM

my 2800 gallon pond is starting to turn a clowdy light green. The pond has been running for 2 weeks/ The botton is still visiable but is there anything i can do to stop it? 3000gpm pump, 4 small living koi and i added 1/2 bottle of bacteria.

RogerMcAllen · 08-16-2005, 02:17 AM

More plants or barley straw should help.

dianeww · 08-21-2005, 10:14 PM

I've always called my [acronym:63ad42b1e9="Ultra Violet"]UV[/acronym:63ad42b1e9] sterilizer my green water miracle-worker! But this season I have WAY more plants than in the past, and no green water, even with no sterilizer running.

08-23-2005, 10:02 PM

I get GW for 1-3 weeks in spring, then it goes away on its own.

I do agree, lots of plants, esp. floaters, water hyacinth and water lettuce. Two-fold benefit: 1) massive hanging root systems, taking up nutrients at a prodigious rate; 2) they shade portions of the pond, keeping the sunlight from "powering" the single-cell GW algae.

08-16-2005, 02:05 AM	#1
lovefishing Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Southern California Posts: 6	New pond water turning green my 2800 gallon pond is starting to turn a clowdy light green. The pond has been running for 2 weeks/ The botton is still visiable but is there anything i can do to stop it? 3000gpm pump, 4 small living koi and i added 1/2 bottle of bacteria.

08-16-2005, 02:17 AM	#2
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	More plants or barley straw should help. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

08-21-2005, 10:14 PM	#3
dianeww Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: rockport, massachusetts Posts: 492	I've always called my [acronym:63ad42b1e9="Ultra Violet"]UV[/acronym:63ad42b1e9] sterilizer my green water miracle-worker! But this season I have WAY more plants than in the past, and no green water, even with no sterilizer running. __________________ Diane

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08-23-2005, 10:02 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	I get GW for 1-3 weeks in spring, then it goes away on its own. I do agree, lots of plants, esp. floaters, water hyacinth and water lettuce. Two-fold benefit: 1) massive hanging root systems, taking up nutrients at a prodigious rate; 2) they shade portions of the pond, keeping the sunlight from "powering" the single-cell GW algae.