My pond

[Dez]

Get some flocculent by Crystal Clear. It works wonders on pea soup. You could also use 3oz of 29% hydrogen peroxide per 1000 gals daily until it goes away. Completely safe for plants and fish. I did h202 daily for about 2 weeks while it cycled. Now I use it once a week to keep it crystal clear, or after heavy rains.

[Reef Pilot]

Originally Posted by Dez

Get some flocculent by Crystal Clear. It works wonders on pea soup. You could also use 3oz of 29% hydrogen peroxide per 1000 gals daily until it goes away. Completely safe for plants and fish. I did h202 daily for about 2 weeks while it cycled. Now I use it once a week to keep it crystal clear, or after heavy rains.

Thanks, will see if I can find some of that. I don't have pea soup yet, but that is what I am worried about.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Dez

Get some flocculent by Crystal Clear. It works wonders on pea soup. You could also use 3oz of 29% hydrogen peroxide per 1000 gals daily until it goes away. Completely safe for plants and fish. I did h202 daily for about 2 weeks while it cycled. Now I use it once a week to keep it crystal clear, or after heavy rains.

Thanks for the tip Dez! My pond has started to go a little green from all this rain too. I also noticed that my UV has gone kaput so I need to get a new bulb installed this weekend. I'll also be hunting down some peroxide as per your suggestion. I've never used that stuff, ever.

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by kien

Thanks for the tip Dez! My pond has started to go a little green from all this rain too. I also noticed that my UV has gone kaput so I need to get a new bulb installed this weekend. I'll also be hunting down some peroxide as per your suggestion. I've never used that stuff, ever.

Look for it at gardening stores. Not Walmart or Costco lol. But a hydroponics store will carry it

[Reef Pilot]

Well, I got my UV light working again, and in 3 days the water is almost crystal clear again. In fairness, though, it started to clear a bit just before, from being totally green, and not being able to see any fish.

My theory is that previously when the UV light was working and the water was clear, it was actually loaded with phosphates, as there was nothing to consume them. Then when the UV light quit, the algae had a lot of phosphates available, which caused my pea soup algae bloom. After a couple weeks of that, the phosphates were depleted, and the water started to clear again.

Anyway, it all looks good now, and the fish are fine.

[Dez]

This is what the RapiClear by crystal clear did for me. My pond is the one on the right.

[Reef Pilot]

RapiClear,.... OK, will look for that, too. Thanks. My pond was totally clear before the UV light quit, so I think it is just algae that I have.