HAIR ALGAE OUTBREAK!!!!

[FishHook]

In the last 2 weeks or so i have had a huge hair algae out break in my 1200 gal pond. I cannot see the any thing in the pond until i feed and then the Koi and Turtles pop out. I have nothing to eat algae but have 6 water lillies that cover about 35-45% of the pond surface help me please!!!!

[sskruzr]

How about a bale of barley? I think I've seen these for sale for controling algae in ponds.

[Jackielee]

Believe it or not, i have had great success in using Algaefix in my outdoor ponds for hair algae. i had great doubts when I tried it but it worked on mine.

jack

[dennysfishroom]

I'm trying to feed it to my nightcrawlers. The turtles won't take it, but hopefully the worms will. If so, they should be really fat by this fall. Denny

[sskruzr]

A u.v. sterilizer would also help after the filter.

[FishHook]

i have two UVs already!!!

[sskruzr]

get em going!

[FishHook]

they have been going

[dennysfishroom]

Several weeks ago I brought in some unexpected American Flagfish from one of my ponds. I happened to put them in a tank with lots of hair algae. I just noticed today that most of the hair algae is gone. I guess what they say about these fish is true. Noe if we just could get them to eat Duckweed. I'd put ducks in my fishroom, but I suspect that might get pretty messy. Denny