Fix green pond water

Fixing green pond water is pretty easy once you understand the role bacteria plays in processing nutrients.

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[MarvinBowen]

Your videos inspired me to build my own pond. I like the bog filter because it uses less energy and is totally natural. My pond is small, 3x3 and 2ft deep. It is now 2 weeks old with fourteen 2" goldfish and the water is crystal clear. Thanks for making these videos!

[klau]

After seeing this video, I added more lava rocks at the bottom of my pond and filter. Two weeks later, crystal clear water. Thank you so much for you video!

[micheleschott]

Your video on building a bog filter has been the most helpful of all that I have seen. Thank you from California

[WheelerRanch]

I am so glad for all your videos, I finished my bog filter two weeks ago. My 500 gal pond is super clear, now I have to clean the bottom, I see everything lol, thank you, your advice is brilliant!

[suanhak]

After watching your inspiring videos, I have dug myself a 3m by 5.5m pond (.7m deep). It was hard in the beginning doing it all by myself at the age of 67 with 3 bypass. The digging is done now and all the dirts spead all over the garden. Waiting for the liner and underlay to arrive. Meanwhile I built a bog filter from an IBC tugged away from view. Using saw off milk crate and a heaps of free carbon rods for support with 1 pc GEOHEX™ Erosion Control System and 4 bricks and 90mm pvc pipe, it works out pretty well. It can withstand the rocks and pebbles in the IBC extremely well. Cost less than $250 all together with rock & pebbles. Oh yes the IBC is protected with a reflective thermal shield. Will be using the drain storm pit as my intake bay where I can easily place a basket and sponge since it already have sectioned steps . Thanks for your inspiration.
Thanks for your video again.

[skylugtransclan]

I really enjoy your videos. You're a great teacher.

[shawnatyourservice]

Great starter video 101 for us new pond owners. Ty. Simple things I did not know. Gives me hope that I can turn around my stinky new small pond.

[Allgood]

Hey Kev. All is great in my new set up! 2 cement tubes with pvc full of holes and 3 water loving plants in each tube. The water is clear. 3 rapidly growing catfish to the city pond. Still wanting koi so…… pond building continues. Thx 🙏 Excellent name BTW

[mikelhar]

I cleared my 2600 gallon 4 foot deep pond in 5 days. Single cell algae, pea soup green water, and massive string algae over the rocks draped like a heavy blanket! It has been crystal clear with all string algae gone. Yes, I do incorporate a uv filter, and a 40 gallon pre-filter but neither prevented the algae overtaking the pond.

I spent many$ buying every algae 'fix' available for more than a year. Some minor results were achieved, but were short-lived.

It's now been 3 months of living in the California desert, with 100+ degree days on end and 10 hours of direct sunlight and my pond is crystal clear. My rocks look like rocks again and not the green clumps of the past.

This 'fix' cost me $2.29 ! HYDROGEN PEROXIDE! one pint of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide for every 1, 000 gallons of water.
My pond, my fish, and myself are very happy and healthy!

[ValMckillop]

Thank you for this video. I am a new pond owner and have a steep learning curve ahead of me. Right now I am keen to learn about the brown hairy? algae that is growing on all my submerged surfaces...I think I have bog filter and some sort of bubbler in the my future....

[bouldersurban]

Thanks for the ideas about mussels. I’ll try it!

[sushilachari]

Your explanation is wonderful for me .That's really good .Thank you

[charliemalinis]

Your tips have be so helpful for me 😀 thank you so much for the knowledge that you share through out your vid. 😁

[FaultlessBeauty]

We just brought a house with a pond I didn’t realize how big it was I’m like where do I start.😮😮😂😂 it needs to be cleaned and I don’t know if we have the money to have someone come out 😮

[bo_]

Wow, your pond is beautiful! I believe less bacteria in the water is also very healthy for the fish.

[wolfwisdomgathering]

Also, I was told that using biologicals don’t work if you have a UV filter which I do have. Thanks so much for what you do.

[RyanDonnard]

Now I want to know how you are peeking into my pond and then making videos with concerns you see...

[tjav]

Another good and informative video.

I have goldfish and some koi.
Can you make a video on fish feed and the different types and benefits and how it affects water quality?

I've been feeding these guys food that is meant for stocked fish like trout and bass.

[RoccosVideos]

Thanks for the info. I Hope to have a pond one day. ❤️🐠

[vikkitee]

You need to come and have a look at my pond. I’ve done everything you have got and I have to physically drag algae out of my pond weekly.i only have a small pond and have a lot of filterage and media, rocks and plenty of surface area, waterfall and everything as well as a uv light and plants. I’m running out of room for my fish because of the plants and filters. It’s above ground so I don’t know if that makes a difference