Pond moss taking over

Apply copper sulfate to it and it’ll kill it off. We apply it to source water around the intakes of water treatment plants to kill off the algae. Apply it around the boat motor or trolling motor for mixing, if possible.
Another option is Barley Hay. Apply 3 square bails per acre. Once the hay starts breaking breaking down, it forms an acid that kills the algae off. It takes about 2-3 months though. It’s good to apply around February.

Filamentous algae, been fighting for a while, best stuff I used was citrine plus

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On,y treat half the pond at one time, the wait 2 weeks and treat the other half, if not too much decomposition will kill fish, it takes time, but keep after it

Do you use fertilizers around the pond that may run off in to it? Phosphate or Nitrates? Those are what feed the algae and cause the blooms. Sunlight penetration + warm water + food = algal bloom

We have treated all types of algae’s. You just need to be careful on how much copper you put in the water. To much copper sulfate and you’ll kill your fish. Dose it how the label reads. All brands have different concentrations of copper so read the labels.

Had the same problem with my little pond that I built for the grandkids to fish in. Neighbor way up above me had chickens in a big pen and I was getting runoff from the chicken pen into the little creek that fed my pond. I put a couple of sterile grass carp in the pond and they cleaned it up in about 4 weeks.

I like the carp idea. They would have to be near full grown to survive.

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Where did you get your carp?

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Went to the local co-op and got them off the fish truck when it came through. Fish truck was from one of the fish farms in Arkansas. ETA: They were about 8 inches long when I got them off the truck. You can buy bigger ones from them, but the bigger they are, the more they cost. I believe they charged me $1.00/inch.

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They would have to be near full grown to survive.

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Full grown would be about 30 lb. or more. But I understand what you mean. Snappin turtles, water snakes, egrets, and great blue herons work on them big time. Really helps if you can trap out or catch a lot of the snappin turtles OR spend the money and stock sterile grass carp that are already up to about 5 lb., at least.

I applied copper sulfate to about 1/4 of the pond and it looks like it’s working. It looks like I might have some plant growing as well as algea. I’m aerating 24/7 and adding water because I’m about 4ft low right now. I’m hoping raising the water level will deter the plant growth.
Thanks for the input.

Copper sulfate just turned a very small amount brown. It’s worse now than when I took it on. Tell me about how to obtain grass carp. I’m reading I need a license and about 50 bucks each.
You can’t just roll up to a fish guy and get a few neutered fish?

I bought a few grass carp off the Dunn’s fish truck a few years ago at the Co-op. I put them in a pond that was covered in pads and grass. It was mostly clear after a couple years but starting to come back now.