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Red algae bloom/pond
My in laws have a pond in New Hampshire which is probably
}fifty feet across and eight feet deep in places. It is
full of crawfish and salamanders and 6 18" koi. This pond
is fed by a 2" pvc pipe from a near by stream and overflows
back into this stream. This spring they are having a
problem with a red colored haze in the pond, which I assume
is some form of algae. Now because I have some success with
aquarium plants they want me to tell them what to do. If I had an
If I had an algae bloom in my tank I'd do a water change,
decrease the light intensity maybe, add more plants. This
obviously doesn't work in a pond this size. It is in an
open field and they don't want any plants. They like to swim in the