akita1

Hi All, this is my first post just saying hello and need to pick someones brains have just finished building a pond from railway sleepers which measures 18x8ft and 3ft deep ihave fitted a covered pergola the problem i have is long green strands of plant matter (blanket weed?) sticking to the side and bottom of the liner if this is blanket weed how can i get rid of it if not what is it? Thanks , Bill.

trout750

Yes this is blanketweed, the best stuff to use from my experience is cloverleaf blanket answer and this will rid your pond of it. (it works unlike other brands).

koimaster

they is a type of b/weed out that is prone to no treatments you might have to double your uv wattage like i have

Buzz

so what is the best treatment for blanket weed ???

trout750

Cloverleaf blanket answer.

koimaster

The first thing to check is the uv before treating with any treatments what are you readings ????
high no2 and no3 will be feeding the stuff.

i have had mixed reports on the cloverleaf stuff most saying that it stays in the water far to long [milky water]

i personally use eco gold kursi [spelling]

one thing to be sure of is that you have enough air going into your pond else you will lose fish and treat when you have the day you can watch the fish for signs of stress.

akita1

Hi Koimaster, forgive my ignorance but what do you mean by uv readings? The cloverleaf does seem to be doing its job allbeit slowly it has made a big differance on the bottom of the pond less so on the sides but i guess its still doing its stuff as i am cleaning out the filter daily at present, the only downside is that it appears to have left a crusty type of covering in the bottom and sides where the blanket weed was any ideas on how to remove this? Thanks.

worthy

you will need to hover the bottom of the pond i used the clover leafe stuff and it took over a month and i hovered the bottom twice befor it was clear again and uv means the uv light is it strong enouth to kope and they do require changing once a year but by readings he means nitrate and nitrite it feed the blanket weed get that out the water and no more blanket weed

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koimaster

i will re-phrase it for you my friend run a check on your uv check the sleeve and the bulb the sleeves tend to get messy and the light does not shine through and the blubs get weak. dan is right in the bulb needs changing very year sometimes with the cheap one very 6 months

bcfc

hi,ur uv will only get rid of green water.not bw,i have tryed eco pure,not doing its job.i ent used cloverleaf yet,as its knocked a few peoples filters dead.been told half the dose.i am now trying pond balance this week.so i will see how it goes.