got a problem. need help  

What you have is called hydrilla and what you need are a few grass eating carp to solve the problem! Try to get bigger carp though or the bass will eat them!

My grandfather has the same problem. I wanted to put some carp in but he didn't want any in there so we skipped that idea. For a time he was putting regular copper sulfate treatments in but I think that would kill some frogs and other things, and if you put to much it may kill fish. Other than that the only way I have seen the algae leave is if we get a big rain and it gets sucked out the over spill.

I have a friend that has a pond also. When he first built the pond, he had the same problem. He researched it and found that if he built a stream in and out of the pond, the problem would take care of its self. He explained it to me like a puddle. If a puddle sits there long enough, it gets all gross and green. But, if this puddle had a constant stream of water going through it, it wouldnt. since that wasnt a fesable idea, he got an airrater. Yeah, he took a hit on his electric bill, but he says that it helped the problem tremendously. Now he takes his kids fishing in it all the time. Just like a fountain that you may see in from of a big business or something. The water is consiantly moving, you never see much grossness in it. Also, where i live one of the small lakes used to be really bad with weeds and algae. they put some kind of chemical in the water this year, and the weeds are there, but not half as thick or gross as they were in the past. According to the DNR, it is still safe to eat the fish that are there. Hope this helps man. Good luck!

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