Water Gardening: How to keep pond clean?, 1 by weed_woman

weed_woman wrote:
The water is actually pretty clear, it is just lumpy,green, jelly stuff that covers the liner and floats to the top when the sun is on the water.
I have water lettuce (which I suspect the fish are eating) and Salvinia, but have given up on water Hyacinthe as it is soooo quick to multiply in our climate, and a proven, serious threat to our waterways. The water lettuce is on the weeds list with the local council, but I'm keeping it! Salvinia is also a serious threat, but like you say Andy, it mulches down well, and does look nice on top of the pond. I had some very small, fine looking floating weed, alot like Salvinia, but it too very quickly covered the top and was a pain to get rid of. I'm still finding the odd piece of it from time to time.
Hi Tetleytuna, I've not noticed about Tadpoles and Algae growth, but have got frogs in the pond. I think that goldfish eat the Tadpoles, so don't hold out much hope that they will eat the algae for me. I think they are seasonal, so you may have to google them in your area to locate some.
Thanks for all your help. I think I will keep scooping out the algae with the fish net and try to put a hurry up to DH about getting the power on. Meanwhile, the plants will keep growing, and maybe I'll find a bit more Salvinia.
Sue
P.s. What is this?