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Anyone here awesome at pond maintenance? Have a 1/3 acre pond that gets

killed by algae every spring-summer. I see that dastardly stuff starting to show its face now and I'm trying to get ahead of it. The pond is surrounded by trees, so it gets loaded with leaves every fall. It's about 12ft deep and I don't know how much maintenance was done before we bought. There is a fountain somewhere in the center, I need to row out and see if I can find it. At some point (before we bought) someone unplugged the fountain and threw the cord into the water. Once I find the fountain I'll feel around for the cord and pull it out. I know movement will help, but what else can I do here? Within a couple months this thing will look like a putting green.
Posted: 03/04/2025 at 01:35 PM ET

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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