Controlling Hair Algae in the Pond

[fishyz]

Since hair algae tends to be one of the biggest problems in ponds I thought it would be helpful to post a thread about how different people control hair algae in their pond. Just post how you control hair algae in your pond so other people can decide which method(s) is/are best for them.

I’ll start.

The ways I control hair algae is simply take a stick or a poll, stick it in the water, and turn it around to so the algae wraps around it. Then I pull it out. I also just reach my hand in, grab a clump, and pull it out.

 

[Muske]

Same... I use a small kids rake and spin it around like pasta. I sometime use a bacteria podwer that helps break it down.

 

[oldfish]

The best way to control string algae is to increase the size of your biological filter and reduce feeding.

 

[hankn]

An excellent page for controlling pond algae is:
http://www.naturalsolutionsetc.com/garden-pond-algae-control.htm

There are also products you can buy such as:
Algaefix uses US patent #4018592 (1975):
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4018592.html
It removes string algae but read carefully the directions listed on this page:
http://www.terrificpets.com/pet_supp...ners/12137.asp

 

[Sabre_Tooth]

My koi eat it sometimes, and i have a giant pleco and a pacu that do the job aswell.

 

[BigSplash]

I found an absolute cure for string algae.

Bull Frog tadpoles. Yep, it is a bit off the wall but very affective. My wife and I were taking a sampling of small koi with a Seine net. However we invertible also caught 300-400 large bull frog tadpoles. We had a friend ask us recently for some tadpoles so we carried the tadpoles into the greenhouse and placed them into an 800 gallon flow-through tub that had 3 to 4" string algae covering every surface. The tub was not being used at the time for any koi. This was late in the evening just at dark. Early next morning at daylight while checking on all the koi in the greenhouse. I noticed that the tadpole tub looked so strange. The tadpoles had nearly consumed all of the string algae during the night and by lunch time the walls of the 800 gallon tub were completely clean and alga free. Only problem is is if you keep small koi or other fish outside. The adult frogs will devour them.

Mike
www.hammockkoifarm.com

 

[Sabre_Tooth]

bull frog tadpoles are fun to watch grow up. I have a huge bf tadpole, i had no idea they even get this big! Its aout the size of my palm!

 

[fishyz]

I just put some mollies in my pond to help control it.

 

[Dr Joe]

I found an absolute cure for string algae.

Bull Frog tadpoles. Yep, it is a bit off the wall but very affective. My wife and I were taking a sampling of small koi with a Seine net. However we invertible also caught 300-400 large bull frog tadpoles. We had a friend ask us recently for some tadpoles so we carried the tadpoles into the greenhouse and placed them into an 800 gallon flow-through tub that had 3 to 4" string algae covering every surface. The tub was not being used at the time for any koi. This was late in the evening just at dark. Early next morning at daylight while checking on all the koi in the greenhouse. I noticed that the tadpole tub looked so strange. The tadpoles had nearly consumed all of the string algae during the night and by lunch time the walls of the 800 gallon tub were completely clean and alga free. Only problem is is if you keep small koi or other fish outside. The adult frogs will devour them.

Mike
www.hammockkoifarm.com

Do you ship BF tadpoles?

Oh ya, I filter too much to get it...

Dr Joe

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[BigSplash]

Dr Joe, We just give the BF tadpoles away around here locally. I don't know if it is legal to sell or ship them so we don't offer them for sale.

Mike