Green Water Problems With Your Pond.

Green water problems with your pond – Its all down to water temperature, light levels and the source of nitrates in your pond water.
Firstly you need to identify the source of the nitrates in the water, it might be from fish rotting leaves from the autumn or pond plant and in a recent case the GardenAdvice team looked at nitrates being washed in from the soil surrounding the pond in heavy rain storms. The nitrates causes an algae bloom which in the right conditions of sunlight can cause an overnight explosion in algae activity turning you pond water pea green.
The key is to achieve a balance between the water temperature, the nitrates and plants in the pond. The plants being key as they help maintain a regular water temperature and remove the nitrates in the water. For further information follow this link
http://gardenadvice.co.uk/howto/water/greenwater/
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