I bought a lotus plant from your store. Just in 3-4 days it started the coin leaves. I'm building a small still water pond for it. Your video is really helpful.
Very nice video, informative, without "the usual" sales pitches! Good, solid information. I do use a 36 W UV inline with a 2-stage filter system, and don't currently have algae issues. And, yes, we love to see the fish swirling around during a feeding session, so I'm almost sure that we over feed ;-) the big problem with having water Lilly pond cover: we cain't never see no fish! So, I'm going to put in a DIY remote underwater camera system!
Thank you for this very helpfull video. I have learnt a lot about the causes of algae and the things I have been doing wrong so far. I will be making some changes.
Good video. I agree. Algae is not bad. Just annoying. It also shades the fish from the sun in a sunny country. And its slippery. Jig! And make the floor creepy.
Wish i knew how to get plants to grow in my 1500 gallon koi pond, its 4 feet deep n tried floatin plants n etc and koi tears them up, any certain floatin plant i could throw in there so they wouldnt tear it up?? Also thank you for being the first to explain that half inch to inch algea that only stays on liner and yet my water stays crystal clear, ur the first id seen say dont try get rid of it, its been like this for years. So big thank you
Little more research would help you. We have plenty of info on plants however koi are not condusive to going with most, especially lilies or floaters. The phrase throw them in sounds like you don't care to learn and hence is likely the issue. Take up learning about the ones they won't eat and a balanced ecosystem and you can have a healthy, clear, easy, successful pond. It is not hard but does take the responsibility of looking into what you are doing and how that is accomplished. The floating koi plant barriers can save floating plants. But other shallow planted plants would do the pond better.
To my surprise this is not just another how-to-fix-my-algae-problem video but rather one of the best and most comprehensive video on the topic I’ve seen yet. Great job young man.
This is a fantastic video. Concise, clear & informative! My little ( ~250gal ) pond is over 10 years old and I have cycled thru with the string algae. I am tired of it but just always pull it out. I will be adding more plants and might try the barley extract (barley bales are ugly) & Beneficial bacteria/diatomes. ( I know that diatomes are also good for fleas in the yard. I wonder if these are the same?) I have harvested plants for our pond from a clear lake in the past, cleaned them with a VERY MILD bleach solution before putting them in my pond...(not sure if this is bad or good but seemed to be the thing to do to kill any strange bugs etc) I love my pond! and my fish~~~ YAY! They were tiny (10 for $1 feeder fish) and have grown so much over the years...they even had babies ! WOOHOO! SOOOO...not a concise comment, but my question is because we live in the HOT New Orleans climate we often add water to the pond because of evaporation...any thoughts on this? THANKS!!! Tiki
Good job! I too have a small pond and used feeder fish. One is pregnant, yay! Everyone thought I was crazy to do feeders, but, as it is my first pond w fish, I wasn't about to add some expensive ones. Come to find out, I love them.
Very helpful video, I get string algae seasonally prior to my lilies regenerating after winter. while it is a pain to remove by hand, I prefer to do that than change the pond balance much.
Thank you I’ve got algae in my uk pond Around the edges! We don’t feed our fish I’ve put barley straw as i want it to be as natural as possible! We have frogs & newts as well as fresh water mussels & snails! Thinking of getting fresh water shrimp as well
First off, how unfair to start this video with no shirt on. How's a girl supposed to pay attention to what is being said? 😊 Secondly, about three years ago I stopped "fussing" with my pond. Before that I was struggling to keep it clean it was always green, there was string algae everywhere. I purchased some feeder gold fish, and lots of plants from all three tiers. Two years ago my babies had babies!! I replenished the floaters. As I'm in northern Michigan we have some harsh Winters and everything dies off. I leave a small pump running for water flow and have two large rocks that are half submerged. My fish are healthy, and the majority of my algae is gone. Next year I will have to pull my Lilly and separate it, not many flowers this year. Thanks Pond Megastore, got all my plants from you guys.
Hi Kat, thank you so much for the compliments! It is wonderful to know folks are having good experiences with the plants and the ponds overall. Stay warm up there in Michigan. Summers just are not long enough! 🙌 🙂
I got massive green algae in my 1500L boat/pond.....I pumped around 650L in a tank with my koi fish ( 4fish) and I drained the pond. Brushed all the green algae from the walls, cleaned all the gravel and filled it with tap water (850L) and the water I pumped in to the tank (650L). I added micro-lift bacteria, cleaned the filter pomp, and add alot of GH+ to stay around the 10/12GH mark.....it's running for around a week now and it seems to be good.....I know that u can't says anything after a week but still I have good hopes 😇🤘👌👍
April - Pea Soup. Gig Harbor, WA 4000 gallon natural pond...no liner, no cement, natural clayish based conglomerate at 400 ft ele. I have a 30 gallon sand filter 1800 GPH AND a separate skimmer/basket/horsehair type media 2800GPH to a 48" wide shear waterfall 4' above the pond surface. Water Augmented / supplied by a well in an aquifer 179' directly below the property. Just started it last year. Worked out some kinks, engineering issues. Pond is shaped like a baseball diamond with the waterfall as Home plate. 3' all along the baselines. 2' deep in all the outfield seats and 5 ft deep in all the in-field. Homeplate to centerfield wall is 28'. Surface temp tonight was 50f.
Fish, are you feeding fish, other bio buildup from trees? Do you have OTHER plants to take up nutrients so you are not harvesting algae? Plants will do 50× what most filter systems will they have nutrient removal and some shade. Filters vary and dont shade anything. As jennings stated a pool without chemicals gets algaes from sunlight + dust particulates. You are not going to get a pond clean enough with a filter. Some sunlight should be deceased also.
I have pea soup right now. I lost a tree, and recently cleaned the pond. But that was almost 3 months ago. However, texas had a spike in heat very fast.
A very informative presentation, (I have a fish pond ,1500 liters in Thailand) thank you, the content has helped me, I would like to know what type of algae forms on the bottom of fish pond. I use ultra light and water is clear, what I learnt from you is I need more plants which is better submerged plants on the floor or submerged in pots.
there are hundreds or thousands of species of algae. The cause is mainly the same and so is getting rid of it.... give it some competition for nutrients .... starve it of nutrients .... get something to shade the water below the surface like water lilies covering 40-50% of the surface. I hope that helps. Note a UV light only zaps and kills free floating algae. String algae or clustering algae which wont travel through that tube is never going to be affected by the UV light.
Great video thanks for sharing..im from uk i have a 7500 gallon pond with a filter and uv lights and large koi with no plants im thinking of closing off the filter and uv and planting the pond up by over 60% to have more of a natural pond would this work or am i just dreaming..thanks Dave
great video - trouble is, I tried to introduce more plants but the fish end up eating them! I've added some lilies with the roots covered now which seems to have kept them away.. I've added pots around the edge with plants in, but not sure this is enough.. any tips or plants they would leave alone? thank you
@@pondmegastore thanks, I think you got it! I was told to feed the 2 fish I bought 7 pellets a day each, well, I feed them about 5 each and yet they do seem to eat it all. I have 2 pond plants, a lily apparently which has elongated, not round leaves and blue flowers which look a bit like bullrushes, in pots with special stones, but they grow upright out of the water, no water coverage at all, cannot seem to find other plants here yet?
@@pondmegastore today and since talking and watching you I have purchased 4 oxygenating plants and some floating plants and yes I have stopped feeding them - they seem fine! A million thank yous!!
Great video, very informative, so I am understanding that the last algae you commented about is good for the pond. My pond is very small and I did like being able to see the bottom, now it has a murky color, no fish, not possible, night visitors, but I do plan on adding additional plants. Would I be able to cover the area and let it die off and then start afresh or do I need to clean and then treat water with barley extract at that time. Thanks for any comments. tj
Don't clean the pond, you will ruin the beneficial elements and cause a new algae bloom. Simply add plants and don't feed or overfeed fish and the pond quickly comes into balance
Kurt why don't you email me some photos of the pond in question. If there are plants in there, must be an issue with the biomass in the pond which leads to algae. 250 gal is a very small pond , is there one grass or diverse plant life? Are you feeding fish or any other debris falling into this water?
Great video James. I just subscribed to your channel. I love it. There are lots of important clues to know about ponds. I'm from São Paulo, Brazil. I'm organic. I have a Brazilian UA-cam channel too. I getting ready to install an aquaponic system at my land. But that all new to me. I want to run it on natured powerful resources such as solar pumps and air pump motion. I think I will learn a lot listening to you. Hugs.
I have string algae in my “cauldron” pond. My big pond is a dammed up stream. I have baby koi and shabunkins in it. Only slight algae in little puffs attached to a log floating in it. There are three patches of lilies. Maybe a fourth of the surface. The water continuously flows through. It’s cold since I live at 3500’ in the Smoky Mountains of Western NC. Water is crystal clear...???
Do you have any ideas that would pertain to duck ponds? I am loath to add barley extract to my pond as I am not sure what effect this could have on my ducks health. Also, certain plants are toxic and information on this is tough to come by. Lastly, do plants require containers? My ducks like to swim and dive, so I’d rather not fill their pond with large containers. Any thoughts on getting rid of algae in a duck pond would be appreciated. Ours seems to be the strong variety.
Very helpful. I've just been to the store and bought a product to kill algae, but now I'm hesitant to use it. My pond has been very healthy for more that a year now. But recently I was given some miniature waterlily and it had green algae on it, now it's all through my pond. I'd love some help to clean it out, I'm concerned it's covered my bladderwort plant and may kill it.
The lily is all through the pond or the algae? Using chemicals will cause a chemical cycle where it is constantly needed and the pond is eternally out of balance.
HI thanks for the informative video. I am dealing with pea soup water now because of a water change. (I'm assuming) not to mention to much sun. I did install a sun shade sail over my pond, but of course sun still gets on the pond. So, my question is if I add some beneficial bacteria will it help with the present algae problem? Thanks.
Plants would provide nutrient uptake (removal) and shade. The sail only provides shade. The bacteria does little unless it is growing in a medium in moving water. Stones only count as media for growing if the water moves through them in a stream or filter not at the bottom. Other filter media. Plants would do you best but may perish with the sun blocked from a sail.
I have drinking water pond which get its water from the government pipe and from the rain. There are no fish or plant. The pond is covered. Very little sunlight. What is the best way to clean?
Well it does not sound clean. That does not tell us enough information. We dont know anything about the source or contaminants or chemicals. Filtering with aquatic plants would be beneficial for sure. Multiple species for different uptake of nutrients and heavy metals or chemicals. I am sorry without knowing what is in your water that is quite difficult and not an algae question but a water quality question. Lookup potable water.
Can I just check if you should be putting the waterlilies in gravel or soil when you put them into the pond? there seems to be conflicting advice online? also, once you have put barley extract in and plants how long would you normally leave for the water to become clear?
Barley does not make water clear. Barley is an algae preventative not cure. We have videos on how to plant them on the pondmegastore website. Stones should NEVER be used. Only sifted topsoil. No stones, no planting media.
First thank you for the video. My wife and I just a bought this house and moved in. The seller and possibly a previous owner installed a koi pond. The seller had pond maintenance due to handicap. The seller had later passed away after being moved to a hospital. The pond maintenance stopped and a neighbor was just feeding the fish. So fast forward. We had the maintenance person come out and show us were the filter baskets were located and gave us a brief history. there was allot of over growth and were told to remove it. Since removing the over growth we now have lots of muck and floating sentiment. So now we are stuck with messy water. There is a large pool and a small pool. There are 2 mechanical filters and 3 water falls. We have no idea the number of gallons in each pool. there is only one pump generating the system. We have 3 large koi in one pool and 3 medium to large koi in the other pool. We have just one water lily. help.
thanks for the info-question we hve algae in the stream in one area really heavily due to gardeners getting debris is the pond and letting it sit. How do I know when it is too much and how much to remove? and is the hairy looking algae ok to have?
It is only bothersome to the eye but its an indication you have a lot of biomass not being removed by other means. Either add beneficial plant. Stop feeding fish (if that is the cause) prevent other debris like leave from entering the pond or prevent the cause otherwise creating the excess nutrients causing the algae and provide shade via growing plants and or bacteria or diatoms to compete with algae to uptake nutrients. Algae only exists when left with excess nutrients and no competition.
I have two 55 gallon pots with water lily and lotus growing respectively. I have mosquito fish in both. Both the ponds have serious algae. The plants are not floaters but are in the soil. I think I have string algae as well as second one you mentioned. I feed fishes once in the morning because the mosquito fishes have multiplied and I have around 50 in one pond. I also got midget fly larva. I had been playing with idea of adding a solar fountain to them. I really really need help. I had been using API ALGAEFIX Algae Control. I wish I had known about your recommendation earlier. But well I have 3/4 bottle left. I really really need help.
Are you trying to keep it totally free of algae. No algae film on the walls? Sounds like you may be loving these containers to death. Over treating most likely. Try simply just doing a partial 20% water change until the plants take over most of these pots. Stop using chemicals its also stopping the plants from achieving the balance.
I had a 15year old 1000 gallon water garden pond (7' x13' x depth range 4' to 2.5'). It was so over grown that we had it refurbished. All plants removed and most of the interior rocks removed. Added solid block walls, new liner, pump, UV bulb, new filter pads at the skimmer and the bio balls / filter pad water fall . Based on your video, I guess the contractor I hired didn't know what he was doing. We had clear water and 43 small gold fish and a few 5" KOI that the contractor said he would save and add back. Well needless to say he mishandle the water testing and all fish died. Since then, I have been consulting the Pond Guy, I have made a 100% water change and have been chemically treating the pea green water you discussed in your video . Again, I have been fed misinformation and still cant see the river rocks in the bottom of the pond. I have barley concentrate and will add per the label instructions. I added a product to the filter pads to accelerate organism growth and I added de - chlorinator to the water. I have ordered 4 water lilies that are scheduled to arrive next week. I was told not to change any of the filters and only pull the skimmer net for weekly cleaning Can you advise if there is anything I should or should not be doing at this time.
Today is 8/19/23 I’m a mom of 4 from NJ & during the pandemic while kids home bored someone gave us 2 yellow belly slider turtles about 4-5” I had no idea they lived in water until 3rd day we had them. $3500 and 2 years later & we are still having a problem with amonia and nitrate,dirty water,ponds,filters. I didn’t even know what media meant like it’s scary how terrible I am at this and no one in house will help me figure it out and we are so broke these days and with pond with pool sand filter that isn’t working well & we just replaced fluval 407 indoor filter,we have a huge bio ball type filter that’s almost as large as the 2nd tank we bought for them and it comes with 250 gallon sea something aquarium and a $300 pump but we can’t even find videos in how to set that stuff up. Any advice where to start?? Hey if anyone lives in NJ and wants to do a “What not to do” video on their channel and a “How we fixed it” lol feel free message me Pahhahahaha
I have a question. Cannot find an answer in any tutorial. How and what fartilizer one can use for waterlilies' pond with guppies in it? Won't the fertilizer like “NPK 20 20 20" harm and kill guppies?
WaterlilyWorld fertilizer or Osmocote are slow release clay based (encapsulated) or polymer capsulated slow release fertilizer for underwater. Lawn based or fast.released fertilizer would not kill fish but they would explode with an algae bloom you wouldn't want to.see.
We never suggest using Chemicals. We do love natural swim ponds... but chemical free pools I think are normally salt based ? Consider a swim pond filtered with plants.
My pond is less than a year old. It is reasonably small, has three coy and a cascading waterfall. Last year I built a biofilter that water [passes through en route to the waterfall and the water continues to be quite clear. Last October as I put the pond to sleep I noticed string algae growing. I kept an aerator in the pond over the winter but there was quite a bit of string algae this spring. I manually removed about 70% of it, but it continue to grow and last year's plants are very slow getting started (if at all). Should I be taking any further steps, or just let things evolve? Fish seem happy and healthy.
You can send us a photo if you want, remember it isn't going to harm anything. Hold off feeding the koi and encourage them to eat it until plants are established. If you think you need it consider both hornwort and water hawthorn if the koi are not 8 inches yet but above that size they will destroy those plants.
I have a small pond, with a pump fed waterfall, with 2 goldfish. If the pump gets turned off film algae develops really quick and coats all surfaces. I want to get some plants that help, but I've heard that goldfish eat the plants. I would like to find something safe for goldfish and will grow well in a small area. Do you have any suggestions
Koi eat plants but not goldfish. Note everything will have a light film of Algae but should not be long and stringy. You have a pond not a fountain. The look should be clear but just a dusting of algae on surface. Where are you located and how large is the pond? Why do you turn off the pump???
no, the water should honestly simply be planted properly and within 2 weeks would be totally safe for fish. Just dont start overfeeding them on day one. introduce fishfood slow if at all, they are normally fine in an outdoor pond we feed them because we want to and fishfood companies want us to. Fishfood and other debris are what normally foul water. Chlorine evaporates in about 1 day and Chloramines can be removed with a heavy metal neutralizer. PH is rarely an issue unless you have a lot of evaporation and the pond is rarely flushed with rainwater (like in the southwest)
That is a rodent specialty dept and there are likely answers out there if you had searched for that. It is so specific I'd probably go to a rodent/animal removal specialist rather than pond specialist because they will deal with that more often. I am just going to help you make the pond less inviting but it won't stop them from building what they want.
@@pondmegastore I was joking really! Otters are highly protected in the UK and there is no real defence other than the building of a low level electric fence all around the pond which isnt practical for my pond.
I will watch again and write down everything. We bought a house last December and found a lot of fish in it. The pumps where not running so the pond did not look good as no or very little oxygenation. We do not know how long it was in this state.The pump is running now and has done a good job of clearing up the water. The algae is covering the bottom and we are wanting to clear it up. I think we will try the grass and add or water lilies my long talk to a short question is as I do the things in the video what happens to the algae as it dies off. Do I need to remove and if so how so or will it go to my filter as it now when it is still alive. I clean the algae out of the filters now.. Do I want all the algae gone or do I want to leave some to not go to far out of balance or if it all goes away is that okay too? I can take a picture and video and email you and show you what I am working with if that would help you give me good suggestions. TIY Nick
Hi I have a 1 year old pong with string algea on my stream & waterfall all year round even winter in UK? & also film algea on the bottom I'm cleaning my pond next week but how do I safely refil using tap water as I have to put my fish straight back in as have no tanks to quarantine them? Thank you in advance
It is best to keep some pond water and never change 100% of the water. Sometimes waterfalls will have algae as there is a constant mineral, water, and sun supply in that location so it is optimum. Turn it off occasionally, let it dry for one hour and use some white vinegar lightly then restart. .
Have you added oxygenating plants? If there are no other plants you will get some sort of algae by default as your chosen plant! Plants before fish or other things**
Well I think we cover in the video that you get an algae bloom when a pond is filled with new water roughly 5 to 14 days correct? The pond will be out of balance when new, that is to be expected and you are to be patient and not empty it or react and let it come into ecological balance with plants. If you empty it or treat it with chemicals you upset the balance and start back at the beginning again and therefore expect yet another algae bloom so impatience won't ever benefit you.
I bought a house with a pond, 2000-3000 gal. in Los angels area, the pond has 3 bottom drains, so should I connect all the 3 bottom drains to the bead filter? and that's it? let the bacteria in the filter do their job?
Hello! I am sorry but simply owning a a filter does not make a pond clean or clear. So many variables you would need to discuss to get an answer. Please email us! That depends if your pond is an ecosystem pon, set up properly at all, how ofen you feed fish, size of the pond, fish load,.... send us an email. Include some photos. Reach out on pondmegastore.com and we can look at your pond together and discuss.
I don't have algae I have broun muck how do you get that to clear? My pond is on the small scale with 5 small gold fish and two just starting to grow water lilies. Oh and two small pumps that run all day and night.
Hi Arthur, are you feeding the fish and or using any chemical algacide? Could you email us a photo of the pond with the brown muck for a better look? That may help. PondMegastore@yahoo.com thank you
The problem with my pond is that, the hair like algae is that it keeps clogging my water pump, which pumps water to a homemade water filter using AC type filters and it grows fast. I am getting frogs in the pond now which never happened. It was being upkept when I first bought the house a year ago and I was gone for 5 months and had all the green hair in it. Frogs are laying eggs and all that. The lining was black in color but now it's green. I have about an 8 foot round pond with a fill up to 18 inches. I was told to get a pond vacuum to vacuum the hair and green off the bond floor. Do you suggest that option?
We just repainted our pond. In less than 3 weeks the water is so green it's almost black and I can't see my fish unless they are right at the top. I have put barley straw extract in and also mud muncher but it isn't do I g anything. Help I would like to have clear water. My.pond is small and built of rocks and concrete.
Painted ??? Why would you paint a pond? There is always going to be a very healthy thin film of algae on the sides and bottom. If not planting proper plants for 40-60% coverage you will have an immediate algae bloom 5-10 days after draining and cleaning or refilling because you have destroyed the good bacteria. Barley extract is only going to do a little. Diverse growing plant life and not feeding fish if any present would do 1000x more.
I'm a new pond owner and I was misled thinking I was just going to add fish and enjoy a beautiful pond. I have had issues with algae. From what I learned the wall algae is OK. Ive been googling a lot and now have confused the hell out of myself. There are so many products out there to get "a crystal clear pond" . I've currently been adding algaecide weekly and sludge remover weekly and not sure after seeing your video if I'm just throwing money out the window. My pond is very sunlit. I don't have 50-60% plant coverage. I will add more. Wondering about the beneficial bacteria. Is that something that should be added regularly and what would you recommend?
Im a new pond owner with a size of 1.2m x 9m x .8m deep just 4 weeks finished all in direct sunlight from 12nn to 4pm. The sidewalls and floors are green and water as well green algae. I place a jebo filter with 13w uv light last 3 days ago continuously running. The water started to clear but the film algae on the walls and floors still the same. Any recommendations on what to do. Thanks.
UV light Only zaps free floating algae not algae growing on walls, so badically it encourages a different form of algae to grow on walls. Remember zapping and killing algae free floating returns it to a dead nutrient. What is growing on the wall would be a different species of algae, and the new nutrient is food for that form of algae which suddenly has no competition thanks to that new uv light. Add Aquatic PLants, beneficial bacteria, beneficial diatoms just like we say in the video which I guess maybe you did not watch to consume free floating nutrients and uptake the excess biomass which is why algae grows in your pond. Lack of anything else consuming the nutrients in your pond! You must provide an ecosystem that functions or algae is the basic easiest organism to form there if you don't provide other good organisms. It is ok if you feel like wanting to kill one form of algae but you will only grow a second form if you don't start growing other things.
Only koi fish eat lilies. Goldfish will not. Koi ponds are not water gardens. However plants planted near the surface like papyrus and canna and umbrella palm the koi cannot eat. They are 1 to 2 inches deep. Waterlilies are not to be mixed with koi, they are planted too deep.
Hey ...from India....my pond only has string algae and the water is really clear...but the algae appears throughout the year (it's always sunny here)...is it normal? btw I manually remove it ...no chemicals used
Another question..is it really necessary to fertilize my lilies?... they seem to do pretty well without it( never fertilized them till date)...they are tropical lilies (Dauben)and bloom almost everyday...but still some people suggest me to fertilize them..so is it really necessary?
Are you talking about the healthy natural film on the walls and bottom of all surfaces or a thick blanketweed? With the exception of the healthy film on the surfaces all algae is easy to get rid of by the same method of other plants using up all the available nutrients and blocking a good portion of light entering the pond. This is not difficult to understand. Limit fish food and other biomass going in or prevent it and encourage removal of biomass or algae will grow to do so for you.
I "inherited" a very small koi pond when I purchased my new house. a few months ago. It was during winter, and the fish weren't very active. During the time I closed on the house, fixed it up top to bottom, moved it, I've kind of neglected the pond. But I want to keep it nice, and now I have time to work on it. I think I just have the "film" algae where it sticks to the sides. The water, though, is pretty murky as there is considerable debris from surrounding trees on the bottom (I've scooped some out). How should I properly fill the pond and " restore" it? It's only about 3'w x 5'l x 3'd if I'm being generous.
@@high_fructose_corn_syrup you can Use our Nycon Barrier to protect floating plants from large koi. pondmegastore.com/products/nycon-floating-fish-plant-barrier-round-3-sizes Waterlilies will not last long with large koi unless pregrown in another pool to size. Plants grown high up like papyrus and umbrella palm surrounded by lemon bacopa where koi cannot get into pots should be grown with koi. No deep water plants.
Really impressed that you didn't try to sell algicides or UV sterilizers. Quality and comprehensive guide to a clean and balanced pond ecosystem. great video, and thanks for sharing.
Very good information! Thanks for concise and timely advice. Remember those of us in colder climates who have to winter over our plants and keep our fish alive.
The best solution (and ecological) is to add plants, submerged or rooted in the water. They absorb nutrients and reduce drastically the algae, and they are very beautiful!!
My pond has a bunch of “pea soup algae” I searched up this video because I want to be able to see my goldfish i’m going to try out some of these techniques. Thanks!
Gotta love that people in really good shape always find a way to take their shirts off.
As he should😍
It's a smart move! 01:15 that skin!
I did not pay attention to a thing he said.
Im fat and i do it 🤷😂
It was essential to get in that.......what was it called, swimming pool?,how else would we differentiate between a pond and a pool? 🤣
Algae is not bad. It's one of nature's quick fixes to another problem. Well said.
What other problem are you referring to
Someone who really knows the science of ponds.. I have had ponds for decades and he KNOWS what hes talking about.
I bought a lotus plant from your store. Just in 3-4 days it started the coin leaves. I'm building a small still water pond for it. Your video is really helpful.
Very nice video, informative, without "the usual" sales pitches!
Good, solid information.
I do use a 36 W UV inline with a 2-stage filter system, and don't currently have algae issues. And, yes, we love to see the fish swirling around during a feeding session, so I'm almost sure that we over feed ;-) the big problem with having water Lilly pond cover: we cain't never see no fish! So, I'm going to put in a DIY remote underwater camera system!
Thank you for this very helpfull video. I have learnt a lot about the causes of algae and the things I have been doing wrong so far. I will be making some changes.
Good video. I agree. Algae is not bad. Just annoying. It also shades the fish from the sun in a sunny country. And its slippery. Jig! And make the floor creepy.
Wish i knew how to get plants to grow in my 1500 gallon koi pond, its 4 feet deep n tried floatin plants n etc and koi tears them up, any certain floatin plant i could throw in there so they wouldnt tear it up?? Also thank you for being the first to explain that half inch to inch algea that only stays on liner and yet my water stays crystal clear, ur the first id seen say dont try get rid of it, its been like this for years. So big thank you
Little more research would help you. We have plenty of info on plants however koi are not condusive to going with most, especially lilies or floaters. The phrase throw them in sounds like you don't care to learn and hence is likely the issue. Take up learning about the ones they won't eat and a balanced ecosystem and you can have a healthy, clear, easy, successful pond. It is not hard but does take the responsibility of looking into what you are doing and how that is accomplished. The floating koi plant barriers can save floating plants. But other shallow planted plants would do the pond better.
To my surprise this is not just another how-to-fix-my-algae-problem video but rather one of the best and most comprehensive video on the topic I’ve seen yet. Great job young man.
Thank you so much! ❤❤❤
@@pondmegastore i agree with koirun!
Yes, so do I
You would too if you were in good shape 😂
This is a fantastic video. Concise, clear & informative! My little ( ~250gal ) pond is over 10 years old and I have cycled thru with the string algae. I am tired of it but just always pull it out. I will be adding more plants and might try the barley extract (barley bales are ugly) & Beneficial bacteria/diatomes. ( I know that diatomes are also good for fleas in the yard. I wonder if these are the same?) I have harvested plants for our pond from a clear lake in the past, cleaned them with a VERY MILD bleach solution before putting them in my pond...(not sure if this is bad or good but seemed to be the thing to do to kill any strange bugs etc) I love my pond! and my fish~~~ YAY! They were tiny (10 for $1 feeder fish) and have grown so much over the years...they even had babies ! WOOHOO! SOOOO...not a concise comment, but my question is because we live in the HOT New Orleans climate we often add water to the pond because of evaporation...any thoughts on this? THANKS!!! Tiki
Good job! I too have a small pond and used feeder fish. One is pregnant, yay! Everyone thought I was crazy to do feeders, but, as it is my first pond w fish, I wasn't about to add some expensive ones. Come to find out, I love them.
Good and informative video gave me different solutions to my green water problems
WoW!! I have had so much wrong advice until now. Thank you, from my goldfish family.
Thank You very much for Valuable Informations
I have pee soup water and that grass growing do I put a bio filter and drain half water with new tap water and wipe down sides I also have some plants
Very helpful video, I get string algae seasonally prior to my lilies regenerating after winter. while it is a pain to remove by hand, I prefer to do that than change the pond balance much.
Thank you I’ve got algae in my uk pond Around the edges!
We don’t feed our fish
I’ve put barley straw as i want it to be as natural as possible!
We have frogs & newts as well as fresh water mussels & snails!
Thinking of getting fresh water shrimp as well
Barley straw eventually fully decomposes and causes algae. Use the liquid extract instead as a preventative and then plants after early spring.
Barley liquid! The bomb
First off, how unfair to start this video with no shirt on. How's a girl supposed to pay attention to what is being said? 😊
Secondly, about three years ago I stopped "fussing" with my pond. Before that I was struggling to keep it clean it was always green, there was string algae everywhere. I purchased some feeder gold fish, and lots of plants from all three tiers. Two years ago my babies had babies!! I replenished the floaters. As I'm in northern Michigan we have some harsh Winters and everything dies off. I leave a small pump running for water flow and have two large rocks that are half submerged. My fish are healthy, and the majority of my algae is gone. Next year I will have to pull my Lilly and separate it, not many flowers this year. Thanks Pond Megastore, got all my plants from you guys.
Hi Kat, thank you so much for the compliments! It is wonderful to know folks are having good experiences with the plants and the ponds overall. Stay warm up there in Michigan. Summers just are not long enough! 🙌 🙂
I got massive green algae in my 1500L boat/pond.....I pumped around 650L in a tank with my koi fish ( 4fish) and I drained the pond. Brushed all the green algae from the walls, cleaned all the gravel and filled it with tap water (850L) and the water I pumped in to the tank (650L). I added micro-lift bacteria, cleaned the filter pomp, and add alot of GH+ to stay around the 10/12GH mark.....it's running for around a week now and it seems to be good.....I know that u can't says anything after a week but still I have good hopes 😇🤘👌👍
Full cleanings usually lead to new algae blooms
April - Pea Soup. Gig Harbor, WA
4000 gallon natural pond...no liner, no cement, natural clayish based conglomerate at 400 ft ele. I have a 30 gallon sand filter 1800 GPH AND a separate skimmer/basket/horsehair type media 2800GPH to a 48" wide shear waterfall 4' above the pond surface. Water Augmented / supplied by a well in an aquifer 179' directly below the property. Just started it last year. Worked out some kinks, engineering issues. Pond is shaped like a baseball diamond with the waterfall as Home plate. 3' all along the baselines. 2' deep in all the outfield seats and 5 ft deep in all the in-field. Homeplate to centerfield wall is 28'.
Surface temp tonight was 50f.
Fish, are you feeding fish, other bio buildup from trees? Do you have OTHER plants to take up nutrients so you are not harvesting algae? Plants will do 50× what most filter systems will they have nutrient removal and some shade. Filters vary and dont shade anything. As jennings stated a pool without chemicals gets algaes from sunlight + dust particulates. You are not going to get a pond clean enough with a filter. Some sunlight should be deceased also.
I have pea soup right now. I lost a tree, and recently cleaned the pond. But that was almost 3 months ago. However, texas had a spike in heat very fast.
Very good, lots of helpful information. thanks
A very informative presentation, (I have a fish pond ,1500 liters in Thailand) thank you, the content has helped me, I would like to know what type of algae forms on the bottom of fish pond. I use ultra light and water is clear, what I learnt from you is I need more plants which is better submerged plants on the floor or submerged in pots.
there are hundreds or thousands of species of algae. The cause is mainly the same and so is getting rid of it.... give it some competition for nutrients .... starve it of nutrients .... get something to shade the water below the surface like water lilies covering 40-50% of the surface. I hope that helps. Note a UV light only zaps and kills free floating algae. String algae or clustering algae which wont travel through that tube is never going to be affected by the UV light.
Thank you now i understand the problem and can deal wiyh it
Great video thanks for sharing..im from uk i have a 7500 gallon pond with a filter and uv lights and large koi with no plants im thinking of closing off the filter and uv and planting the pond up by over 60% to have more of a natural pond would this work or am i just dreaming..thanks Dave
great video - trouble is, I tried to introduce more plants but the fish end up eating them! I've added some lilies with the roots covered now which seems to have kept them away.. I've added pots around the edge with plants in, but not sure this is enough.. any tips or plants they would leave alone? thank you
Daaaaamn he's cute 😊
Came for the advice, stayed for the face 🤩
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Hi there, it’s avery interesting info. Is it seme tecnic for eco swimming pool? Thank you
I am in Portugal where it is very hot and sunny and the pond is like pea soup all the time and when it gets very hot algae which I skim off
Is the pond planted properly? 40-60% coverage of plants?
Not feeding fish.
@@pondmegastore thanks, I think you got it! I was told to feed the 2 fish I bought 7 pellets a day each, well, I feed them about 5 each and yet they do seem to eat it all. I have 2 pond plants, a lily apparently which has elongated, not round leaves and blue flowers which look a bit like bullrushes, in pots with special stones, but they grow upright out of the water, no water coverage at all, cannot seem to find other plants here yet?
@@juliamichell1 try agua.be and stop feeding any pellets!!!! Let them eat algae and bugs. They don't need supplemental food. Its making that worse.
@@pondmegastore today and since talking and watching you I have purchased 4 oxygenating plants and some floating plants and yes I have stopped feeding them - they seem fine! A million thank yous!!
@@pondmegastore yay thank you, I have stopped feeding them, they seem fine, thank you!!
Great video, very informative, so I am understanding that the last algae you commented about is good for the pond. My pond is very small and I did like being able to see the bottom, now it has a murky color, no fish, not possible, night visitors, but I do plan on adding additional plants. Would I be able to cover the area and let it die off and then start afresh or do I need to clean and then treat water with barley extract at that time. Thanks for any comments. tj
Don't clean the pond, you will ruin the beneficial elements and cause a new algae bloom. Simply add plants and don't feed or overfeed fish and the pond quickly comes into balance
Have green water. Lots of plants and 30 years in concrete pond in 250-300 gallons.
Kurt why don't you email me some photos of the pond in question. If there are plants in there, must be an issue with the biomass in the pond which leads to algae. 250 gal is a very small pond ,
is there one grass or diverse plant life?
Are you feeding fish or any other debris falling into this water?
Great video James. I just subscribed to your channel. I love it. There are lots of important clues to know about ponds.
I'm from São Paulo, Brazil. I'm organic. I have a Brazilian UA-cam channel too. I getting ready to install an aquaponic system at my land. But that all new to me. I want to run it on natured powerful resources such as solar pumps and air pump motion.
I think I will learn a lot listening to you.
Hugs.
I have string algae in my “cauldron” pond.
My big pond is a dammed up stream. I have baby koi and shabunkins in it. Only slight algae in little puffs attached to a log floating in it. There are three patches of lilies. Maybe a fourth of the surface. The water continuously flows through. It’s cold since I live at 3500’ in the Smoky Mountains of Western NC. Water is crystal clear...???
Do you have any ideas that would pertain to duck ponds? I am loath to add barley extract to my pond as I am not sure what effect this could have on my ducks health. Also, certain plants are toxic and information on this is tough to come by. Lastly, do plants require containers? My ducks like to swim and dive, so I’d rather not fill their pond with large containers. Any thoughts on getting rid of algae in a duck pond would be appreciated. Ours seems to be the strong variety.
Dang likin the eye candy here besides good info LOL
Very helpful. I've just been to the store and bought a product to kill algae, but now I'm hesitant to use it. My pond has been very healthy for more that a year now. But recently I was given some miniature waterlily and it had green algae on it, now it's all through my pond. I'd love some help to clean it out, I'm concerned it's covered my bladderwort plant and may kill it.
The lily is all through the pond or the algae? Using chemicals will cause a chemical cycle where it is constantly needed and the pond is eternally out of balance.
@@pondmegastore the algae is out of control. Is there a way to send a photo?
@@georginagorry3770 again. Email or text us some photos from your phone. Contact information is on our website.
HI thanks for the informative video. I am dealing with pea soup water now because of a water change. (I'm assuming) not to mention to much sun. I did install a sun shade sail over my pond, but of course sun still gets on the pond. So, my question is if I add some beneficial bacteria will it help with the present algae problem? Thanks.
Plants would provide nutrient uptake (removal) and shade. The sail only provides shade. The bacteria does little unless it is growing in a medium in moving water. Stones only count as media for growing if the water moves through them in a stream or filter not at the bottom. Other filter media. Plants would do you best but may perish with the sun blocked from a sail.
I have drinking water pond which get its water from the government pipe and from the rain. There are no fish or plant. The pond is covered. Very little sunlight. What is the best way to clean?
Well it does not sound clean. That does not tell us enough information. We dont know anything about the source or contaminants or chemicals. Filtering with aquatic plants would be beneficial for sure. Multiple species for different uptake of nutrients and heavy metals or chemicals. I am sorry without knowing what is in your water that is quite difficult and not an algae question but a water quality question. Lookup potable water.
Great video! My pond(with fish) has algae at the bottom and sides. The water is very clear though. Is that not a bad thing...even though it looks bad?
Very hnadsome guy!
Thank you 😊!
Can I just check if you should be putting the waterlilies in gravel or soil when you put them into the pond? there seems to be conflicting advice online? also, once you have put barley extract in and plants how long would you normally leave for the water to become clear?
Barley does not make water clear.
Barley is an algae preventative not cure. We have videos on how to plant them on the pondmegastore website. Stones should NEVER be used. Only sifted topsoil. No stones, no planting media.
First thank you for the video. My wife and I just a bought this house and moved in. The seller and possibly a previous owner installed a koi pond. The seller had pond maintenance due to handicap. The seller had later passed away after being moved to a hospital. The pond maintenance stopped and a neighbor was just feeding the fish. So fast forward. We had the maintenance person come out and show us were the filter baskets were located and gave us a brief history. there was allot of over growth and were told to remove it. Since removing the over growth we now have lots of muck and floating sentiment. So now we are stuck with messy water. There is a large pool and a small pool. There are 2 mechanical filters and 3 water falls. We have no idea the number of gallons in each pool. there is only one pump generating the system. We have 3 large koi in one pool and 3 medium to large koi in the other pool. We have just one water lily. help.
Send us an email to pondmegastore@yahoo.com glad to help
thanks for the info-question we hve algae in the stream in one area really heavily due to gardeners getting debris is the pond and letting it sit. How do I know when it is too much and how much to remove? and is the hairy looking algae ok to have?
It is only bothersome to the eye but its an indication you have a lot of biomass not being removed by other means. Either add beneficial plant. Stop feeding fish (if that is the cause) prevent other debris like leave from entering the pond or prevent the cause otherwise creating the excess nutrients causing the algae and provide shade via growing plants and or bacteria or diatoms to compete with algae to uptake nutrients. Algae only exists when left with excess nutrients and no competition.
I have two 55 gallon pots with water lily and lotus growing respectively. I have mosquito fish in both. Both the ponds have serious algae. The plants are not floaters but are in the soil. I think I have string algae as well as second one you mentioned. I feed fishes once in the morning because the mosquito fishes have multiplied and I have around 50 in one pond. I also got midget fly larva. I had been playing with idea of adding a solar fountain to them. I really really need help. I had been using API ALGAEFIX Algae Control. I wish I had known about your recommendation earlier. But well I have 3/4 bottle left. I really really need help.
Are you trying to keep it totally free of algae. No algae film on the walls? Sounds like you may be loving these containers to death. Over treating most likely. Try simply just doing a partial 20% water change until the plants take over most of these pots. Stop using chemicals its also stopping the plants from achieving the balance.
@@pondmegastore ....copy and pasting your reply again???? Re algae free from walls????
I had a 15year old 1000 gallon water garden pond (7' x13' x depth range 4' to 2.5'). It was so over grown that we had it refurbished. All plants removed and most of the interior rocks removed. Added solid block walls, new liner, pump, UV bulb, new filter pads at the skimmer and the bio balls / filter pad water fall . Based on your video, I guess the contractor I hired didn't know what he was doing. We had clear water and 43 small gold fish and a few 5" KOI that the contractor said he would save and add back.
Well needless to say he mishandle the water testing and all fish died. Since then, I have been consulting the Pond Guy, I have made a 100% water change and have been chemically treating the pea green water you discussed in your video . Again, I have been fed misinformation and still cant see the river rocks in the bottom of the pond. I have barley concentrate and will add per the label instructions. I added a product to the filter pads to accelerate organism growth and I added de - chlorinator to the water. I have ordered 4 water lilies that are scheduled to arrive next week. I was told not to change any of the filters and only pull the skimmer net for weekly cleaning Can you advise if there is anything I should or should not be doing at this time.
I’ve got this new mathematical strain of Algae called Algae-bra. Look it up
What do you recommend for a water fountain to prevent mosquitoes from reproducing?
We have a video on mosquito prevention. Mosquitoes won't breed in running water but that video has more.
So sweet ☺️☺️☺️
Very helpful, thank you.
Anytime Kim!
the koi in our pound well one in paticular is quite big and everytime try to grow lillies he breaks the stems ???? so they dont grow
String but thank you for this video 👍🏻
It is mentioned that if you cannot grow water lily due to koi. How to koi effect water lily?
Today is 8/19/23 I’m a mom of 4 from NJ & during the pandemic while kids home bored someone gave us 2 yellow belly slider turtles about 4-5” I had no idea they lived in water until 3rd day we had them. $3500 and 2 years later & we are still having a problem with amonia and nitrate,dirty water,ponds,filters. I didn’t even know what media meant like it’s scary how terrible I am at this and no one in house will help me figure it out and we are so broke these days and with pond with pool sand filter that isn’t working well & we just replaced fluval 407 indoor filter,we have a huge bio ball type filter that’s almost as large as the 2nd tank we bought for them and it comes with 250 gallon sea something aquarium and a $300 pump but we can’t even find videos in how to set that stuff up. Any advice where to start?? Hey if anyone lives in NJ and wants to do a “What not to do” video on their channel and a “How we fixed it” lol feel free message me Pahhahahaha
I have a question. Cannot find an answer in any tutorial. How and what fartilizer one can use for waterlilies' pond with guppies in it? Won't the fertilizer like “NPK 20 20 20" harm and kill guppies?
WaterlilyWorld fertilizer or Osmocote are slow release clay based (encapsulated) or polymer capsulated slow release fertilizer for underwater. Lawn based or fast.released fertilizer would not kill fish but they would explode with an algae bloom you wouldn't want to.see.
Any advice for applying these strategies to a chemical free, above ground swimming pool?
We never suggest using Chemicals. We do love natural swim ponds... but chemical free pools I think are normally salt based ? Consider a swim pond filtered with plants.
My pond is less than a year old. It is reasonably small, has three coy and a cascading waterfall. Last year I built a biofilter that water [passes through en route to the waterfall and the water continues to be quite clear. Last October as I put the pond to sleep I noticed string algae growing. I kept an aerator in the pond over the winter but there was quite a bit of string algae this spring. I manually removed about 70% of it, but it continue to grow and last year's plants are very slow getting started (if at all). Should I be taking any further steps, or just let things evolve? Fish seem happy and healthy.
You can send us a photo if you want, remember it isn't going to harm anything. Hold off feeding the koi and encourage them to eat it until plants are established. If you think you need it consider both hornwort and water hawthorn if the koi are not 8 inches yet but above that size they will destroy those plants.
I have a small pond, with a pump fed waterfall, with 2 goldfish. If the pump gets turned off film algae develops really quick and coats all surfaces. I want to get some plants that help, but I've heard that goldfish eat the plants. I would like to find something safe for goldfish and will grow well in a small area. Do you have any suggestions
Koi eat plants but not goldfish. Note everything will have a light film of Algae but should not be long and stringy. You have a pond not a fountain. The look should be clear but just a dusting of algae on surface. Where are you located and how large is the pond? Why do you turn off the pump???
Ok, PondMegastore, I see you…😌
Do you have a video on how to get water in a new pond correct?
no, the water should honestly simply be planted properly and within 2 weeks would be totally safe for fish. Just dont start overfeeding them on day one. introduce fishfood slow if at all, they are normally fine in an outdoor pond we feed them because we want to and fishfood companies want us to. Fishfood and other debris are what normally foul water. Chlorine evaporates in about 1 day and Chloramines can be removed with a heavy metal neutralizer. PH is rarely an issue unless you have a lot of evaporation and the pond is rarely flushed with rainwater (like in the southwest)
I would like to know how to defend against Otters in my pond !
That is a rodent specialty dept and there are likely answers out there if you had searched for that. It is so specific I'd probably go to a rodent/animal removal specialist rather than pond specialist because they will deal with that more often. I am just going to help you make the pond less inviting but it won't stop them from building what they want.
@@pondmegastore I was joking really! Otters are highly protected in the UK and there is no real defence other than the building of a low level electric fence all around the pond which isnt practical for my pond.
so where do you get the diatomes?
I will watch again and write down everything. We bought a house last December and found a lot of fish in it. The pumps where not running so the pond did not look good as no or very little oxygenation. We do not know how long it was in this state.The pump is running now and has done a good job of clearing up the water. The algae is covering the bottom and we are wanting to clear it up. I think we will try the grass and add or water lilies my long talk to a short question is as I do the things in the video what happens to the algae as it dies off. Do I need to remove and if so how so or will it go to my filter as it now when it is still alive. I clean the algae out of the filters now.. Do I want all the algae gone or do I want to leave some to not go to far out of balance or if it all goes away is that okay too? I can take a picture and video and email you and show you what I am working with if that would help you give me good suggestions. TIY Nick
Hi I have a 1 year old pong with string algea on my stream & waterfall all year round even winter in UK? & also film algea on the bottom I'm cleaning my pond next week but how do I safely refil using tap water as I have to put my fish straight back in as have no tanks to quarantine them? Thank you in advance
It is best to keep some pond water and never change 100% of the water. Sometimes waterfalls will have algae as there is a constant mineral, water, and sun supply in that location so it is optimum. Turn it off occasionally, let it dry for one hour and use some white vinegar lightly then restart. .
Loved the video do u have video on turtle pond? Would like to install solar filter
How do I know if the stringy material below the surface is string algae or straw plants?
I wish he was shirtless in my pond 🤣👌🏻
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I just built a pond finished today and filled with rain water from the storm we had in Florida what do I do now it approximately 400 gallons
Have you added oxygenating plants? If there are no other plants you will get some sort of algae by default as your chosen plant! Plants before fish or other things**
I have added plants and also fish just last week I added water now my water is green
Well I think we cover in the video that you get an algae bloom when a pond is filled with new water roughly 5 to 14 days correct? The pond will be out of balance when new, that is to be expected and you are to be patient and not empty it or react and let it come into ecological balance with plants. If you empty it or treat it with chemicals you upset the balance and start back at the beginning again and therefore expect yet another algae bloom so impatience won't ever benefit you.
great vid mate tx
Thank you Mike!
may I know how do you treat with the koi wastes? thank you.
Plants and the beneficial bacteria uptake the koi waste.
I bought a house with a pond, 2000-3000 gal. in Los angels area, the pond has 3 bottom drains, so should I connect all the 3 bottom drains to the bead filter? and that's it? let the bacteria in the filter do their job?
All summer my pond has been murky like dirty. How can I clean my water? I have a ultima 2000 filter
Hello! I am sorry but simply owning a a filter does not make a pond clean or clear. So many variables you would need to discuss to get an answer. Please email us!
That depends if your pond is an ecosystem pon, set up properly at all, how ofen you feed fish, size of the pond, fish load,.... send us an email. Include some photos. Reach out on pondmegastore.com and we can look at your pond together and discuss.
I don't have algae I have broun muck how do you get that to clear? My pond is on the small scale with 5 small gold fish and two just starting to grow water lilies. Oh and two small pumps that run all day and night.
Hi Arthur, are you feeding the fish and or using any chemical algacide? Could you email us a photo of the pond with the brown muck for a better look? That may help. PondMegastore@yahoo.com thank you
@@pondmegastore yes, I feed fish flakes, I'll do my best to send you a picture today. Thank you answering.
The problem with my pond is that, the hair like algae is that it keeps clogging my water pump, which pumps water to a homemade water filter using AC type filters and it grows fast. I am getting frogs in the pond now which never happened. It was being upkept when I first bought the house a year ago and I was gone for 5 months and had all the green hair in it. Frogs are laying eggs and all that. The lining was black in color but now it's green. I have about an 8 foot round pond with a fill up to 18 inches. I was told to get a pond vacuum to vacuum the hair and green off the bond floor. Do you suggest that option?
We just repainted our pond. In less than 3 weeks the water is so green it's almost black and I can't see my fish unless they are right at the top. I have put barley straw extract in and also mud muncher but it isn't do I g anything. Help I would like to have clear water. My.pond is small and built of rocks and concrete.
Painted ??? Why would you paint a pond? There is always going to be a very healthy thin film of algae on the sides and bottom. If not planting proper plants for 40-60% coverage you will have an immediate algae bloom 5-10 days after draining and cleaning or refilling because you have destroyed the good bacteria. Barley extract is only going to do a little. Diverse growing plant life and not feeding fish if any present would do 1000x more.
I'm a new pond owner and I was misled thinking I was just going to add fish and enjoy a beautiful pond. I have had issues with algae. From what I learned the wall algae is OK. Ive been googling a lot and now have confused the hell out of myself. There are so many products out there to get "a crystal clear pond" . I've currently been adding algaecide weekly and sludge remover weekly and not sure after seeing your video if I'm just throwing money out the window. My pond is very sunlit. I don't have 50-60% plant coverage. I will add more. Wondering about the beneficial bacteria. Is that something that should be added regularly and what would you recommend?
So basically use water plants for coverage and balance your pond . Be careful using chemicals mostly zero to none
That is correct
@@pondmegastore love this video the best one I have seen so far !
Im a new pond owner with a size of 1.2m x 9m x .8m deep just 4 weeks finished all in direct sunlight from 12nn to 4pm. The sidewalls and floors are green and water as well green algae. I place a jebo filter with 13w uv light last 3 days ago continuously running. The water started to clear but the film algae on the walls and floors still the same. Any recommendations on what to do. Thanks.
UV light Only zaps free floating algae not algae growing on walls, so badically it encourages a different form of algae to grow on walls. Remember zapping and killing algae free floating returns it to a dead nutrient. What is growing on the wall would be a different species of algae, and the new nutrient is food for that form of algae which suddenly has no competition thanks to that new uv light.
Add Aquatic PLants, beneficial bacteria, beneficial diatoms just like we say in the video which I guess maybe you did not watch to consume free floating nutrients and uptake the excess biomass which is why algae grows in your pond. Lack of anything else consuming the nutrients in your pond! You must provide an ecosystem that functions or algae is the basic easiest organism to form there if you don't provide other good organisms.
It is ok if you feel like wanting to kill one form of algae but you will only grow a second form if you don't start growing other things.
Hi sir, if i apply Aluminium Sulphate powder in my fish pond to clear green water will it effect to fishes in pond?
We dont suggest chemicals
What about small ponds where's no much room for plants?
Is ther such an item of as a bacterial algaecide reducer?
How do u keep the fish from eating all the lilies??? They always eat them.
Only koi fish eat lilies. Goldfish will not. Koi ponds are not water gardens. However plants planted near the surface like papyrus and canna and umbrella palm the koi cannot eat. They are 1 to 2 inches deep. Waterlilies are not to be mixed with koi, they are planted too deep.
@@pondmegastore we have Koi not goldfish. I forgot he said he had goldfish.
Hey ...from India....my pond only has string algae and the water is really clear...but the algae appears throughout the year (it's always sunny here)...is it normal? btw I manually remove it ...no chemicals used
It is normal to have algae if you are missing the other items we mention for nutrient uptake in this video!
Another question..is it really necessary to fertilize my lilies?... they seem to do pretty well without it( never fertilized them till date)...they are tropical lilies (Dauben)and bloom almost everyday...but still some people suggest me to fertilize them..so is it really necessary?
How do you keep water cleR
Why do some fish bloat and eventually die? It’s like we have a very pregnant fish and then it dies ?
What about bottom alga?
Are you talking about the healthy natural film on the walls and bottom of all surfaces or a thick blanketweed? With the exception of the healthy film on the surfaces all algae is easy to get rid of by the same method of other plants using up all the available nutrients and blocking a good portion of light entering the pond. This is not difficult to understand. Limit fish food and other biomass going in or prevent it and encourage removal of biomass or algae will grow to do so for you.
I "inherited" a very small koi pond when I purchased my new house. a few months ago. It was during winter, and the fish weren't very active. During the time I closed on the house, fixed it up top to bottom, moved it, I've kind of neglected the pond. But I want to keep it nice, and now I have time to work on it. I think I just have the "film" algae where it sticks to the sides. The water, though, is pretty murky as there is considerable debris from surrounding trees on the bottom (I've scooped some out). How should I properly fill the pond and " restore" it? It's only about 3'w x 5'l x 3'd if I'm being generous.
Pea soup. Summertime
Do you understand the cause and have a solution now?
Pea soup algae and worse in the summer
I need help and seed pleasu
Hmmm I have a leak in my pond, i keep having to add water every other day. Im guessing thats why its now loaded with string algae. Ugh
No, that isn't a full refill. Likely lack of diverse plantings
@@pondmegastore bought 12 water hyacinths and a lilly. They all died lol my koi wont leave them alone yet wont touch the algae. Lol
@@high_fructose_corn_syrup you can Use our Nycon Barrier to protect floating plants from large koi. pondmegastore.com/products/nycon-floating-fish-plant-barrier-round-3-sizes
Waterlilies will not last long with large koi unless pregrown in another pool to size. Plants grown high up like papyrus and umbrella palm surrounded by lemon bacopa where koi cannot get into pots should be grown with koi. No deep water plants.
we have the film algae
A "film" along the edges of the pond and exposed surfaces is completely normal and indicative of healthy ecosystem. It isnt a chemically treated pool.
Ok thanks..I will HV to locate it in my area..
I don't think I absorbed a damn word he said when he had his shirt off🤣
Really impressed that you didn't try to sell algicides or UV sterilizers. Quality and comprehensive guide to a clean and balanced pond ecosystem. great video, and thanks for sharing.
I took all my clothes off while watching this video to help make you feel less self conscious. I hope it helped.
Very good information! Thanks for concise and timely advice. Remember those of us in colder climates who have to winter over our plants and keep our fish alive.
You saved my pocket! We just fired our pond guy that was charging us every 6 month 2000 bucks to remove our film algae. Thank you so much
The best solution (and ecological) is to add plants, submerged or rooted in the water. They absorb nutrients and reduce drastically the algae, and they are very beautiful!!
Do you keep them in the pots? I'm afraid of the plants overtaking the entire pond until you cant see the fish
Hello, could you please write the anti-algae plant list, I'm not native English speaker and can't understand every name. Thank you
I am a new pond owner with plants and goldfish. I have a 125 gallon backyard pond and you really explained everything so well. Thank you!
Thank you kindly! Enjoy the new pond!!
My pond has a bunch of “pea soup algae” I searched up this video because I want to be able to see my goldfish i’m going to try out some of these techniques. Thanks!
Thank you! If you need any help send us photos and let us know what area you are in!