jerry

Hi had my pond running for a couple of weeks now and have loads of blanket weed on the liner and waterfalls, will this dissapear as the pond settles down and gets established,
thanks

pondy

In a word "NO".
once its got hold its a b*****D to get rid of it.
get hold of some clover leaf. treat at half the reccomend dose and try to eradicate the problem

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gaz 69

Hi Pondy why half?

markf1fan

A full dose will make such a mess of your pond as i found out in the spring. mark

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1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
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1x hi blow 40 air pump
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Davej

Are we talking of Blanket Weed here or a natural green baize of algae?

Dave

jerry

This stuff....... tried to attatch pic, didnt work, file to big, this is the stuff
http://www.blanketweed.info/images/weed1.jpg

miles41

That's blanketweed alright, you have my sympathy, an absolute nightmare of stuff to have

markf1fan

agree with miles that sure is blanketweed so i would say get a half dose of coverleaf in the pond and it should get rid of it. mark

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1x 2400 gallon pond
1x estro sieve
1x econo bead filter
1x bakki shower with crystal bio
1x 55w pro clear uv
1x eco 12,000
1x sequence 15,000
1x hi blow 40 air pump
and some really nice koi