Water Gardening: What can I do for my pond algae?, 1 by halcanada

halcanada wrote:
Hi folks. I have a pond that grows hair algea. Previous to the hair algea it was usually green. However. I am a tropical fish breeder/hobbyist. I have many tanks with labyrinth fish. i.e. Betta Splendens, Combtail Gouramis, Paradise fish etc,. Now, all these fish like acidic water. (I use peat to acidify) I also have other fish that like alkaline water. livebearers etc,. Just an observation here but these tanks from 10 to 75 gallon, many of them, all in natural light, I have found no problems with algae in the acidic tanks, yet the other alkaline tanks get to be green rather quickly. So, this year will add a peat moss to the pond, via panty hose. For the tanks I usually cut up some of my wifes panty hose, put in some peat moss, tie the ends of the hose and leave in the tank until the desired PH is acheived. I am seriously thinking of Koi this year for the pond but not sure of the water parameters.