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BleedinOandM
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By no means an expert, but see if you can buy a few grass carp....

they are usually sterile so they dont reproduce and crush the pond. But the eat a lot of algae. I have friends with a much larger pond that did this and it worked well. I am guessing 2 for a pond your size is good.
Posted: 03/04/2025 at 01:55 PM ET
(In response to this post by Hurley09)

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Anyone here awesome at pond maintenance? Have a 1/3 acre pond that gets
Hurley09 • 03/04/25 01:35 PM ET
Don't know why it works but a few bales of barley straw should do the trick**
Galenahokie • 03/05/25 09:06 AM ET
aluminum sulfate look it up**
VaTechie • 03/04/25 08:04 PM ET
I would get some copper sulfate…and use carefully **
Nzane4vtNnc • 03/04/25 08:02 PM ET
Simple buy some piranhas….**
Vtskier1 • 03/04/25 07:56 PM ET
If in Virginia contact the VT AG Extension Service
tallahasseehokie • 03/04/25 06:22 PM ET
Whatever you do, don't swim in water like that.**
Coach McGuirk • 03/04/25 06:06 PM ET
Toss a few carp in there...**
EDGEMAN • 03/04/25 05:10 PM ET
Better yet, throw some goldfish in there. TIC**
MP4VT2004 • 03/04/25 09:33 PM ET
Cheap and easy to find
EDGEMAN • 03/05/25 07:12 AM ET
Human urine helps too. Pee in it at least twice a day. Have your wife
GreenvilleVT • 03/04/25 04:37 PM ET
Possibly add lime to pond**
HokieHi71 • 03/04/25 04:04 PM ET
Pool and a pond? Your wife indicated the pond would be good for you**
turkeywinghokie • 03/04/25 03:25 PM ET
Looks like a good swimimng hole for some around here.**
vthhhi • 03/04/25 02:54 PM ET
Your pond is probably too shallow where you have the algae blooms. A
Hokebury • 03/04/25 02:13 PM ET
By no means an expert, but see if you can buy a few grass carp.... ◄
BleedinOandM • 03/04/25 01:55 PM ET
delete
VaTechie • 03/04/25 08:03 PM ET
Yea, I thought the idea of the fountain was to aerate the pond to minimize
Stork • 03/04/25 01:52 PM ET
AI says crank that fountain…..
Stork • 03/04/25 01:53 PM ET
Yeah, really befuddling that someone decided to chuck the power cord
Hurley09 • 03/04/25 01:59 PM ET