Hi,
I built my first pond about a yr and a half ago. It turned out well and has a UV filter leading to the top of a small waterfall. There are no fish in the pond and I never intend having any(enough of them in the house!). I have some plants and a stoned beach effect at the front of the pond, where algae gathers every few weeks.
I use a pond vac to get rid of it.
I only turn on the pump/filter/waterfall when Im there to enjoy it as dont want have extra energy costs. This might be the rason for algae or maybe the fact that there is not much water movement at the front/beach side of pond.
Is there anything I can put in the pond to kill off the algae that wont harm the plants (fish are not a concern). Really im looking for something that will cut down the pond vacuuming (a bit lazy!).
Thanks, Dave
I built my first pond about a yr and a half ago. It turned out well and has a UV filter leading to the top of a small waterfall. There are no fish in the pond and I never intend having any(enough of them in the house!). I have some plants and a stoned beach effect at the front of the pond, where algae gathers every few weeks.
I use a pond vac to get rid of it.
I only turn on the pump/filter/waterfall when Im there to enjoy it as dont want have extra energy costs. This might be the rason for algae or maybe the fact that there is not much water movement at the front/beach side of pond.
Is there anything I can put in the pond to kill off the algae that wont harm the plants (fish are not a concern). Really im looking for something that will cut down the pond vacuuming (a bit lazy!).
Thanks, Dave