I keep several saltwater tanks, so most people that know this assume I know everything about tanks and ponds in general... wrong. Currently my wife's boss has asked me about algae in his pond and what he can buy to eat it. Initially I thought he was talking about a tank, not a 1000 gallon pond, so I suggested an Otto algae eater. My personal approach to algae is finding things to eat it is all fine and dandy. However, for my first line of algae control I like approaches to control the water quality and parameters.
With that in mind I need to find out what he uses for filtration... or most likely what he isn't using. With an outdoor pond I imagine the sunlight plays a big role in algae growth. I have one fresh water tank to my name and had to move it out of the sunlight because in the summer especially it alway had algae breakouts. I'm not sure if much could be done about that.
I'm looking for some general tips on what I may suggest for some good nutrient export I guess. Any brief tips or general ideas appreciated also.
With that in mind I need to find out what he uses for filtration... or most likely what he isn't using. With an outdoor pond I imagine the sunlight plays a big role in algae growth. I have one fresh water tank to my name and had to move it out of the sunlight because in the summer especially it alway had algae breakouts. I'm not sure if much could be done about that.
I'm looking for some general tips on what I may suggest for some good nutrient export I guess. Any brief tips or general ideas appreciated also.