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Post by kleftiwallah on May 27, 2019 9:31:38 GMT
The algae in our small pond has taken over while waiting for our snail mail delivery. 5 Ramshorns, 5 giant snails and 160 bladder snails (which are the size of the proverbial pin head).
I do wish they would settle in and get munching!
Cheers, Tony.
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Post by rowanberry on May 27, 2019 10:36:33 GMT
Tony-
is it down in the water, or is it floating on top like a scum?
I use an old kitchen sieve, attached to a bamboo cane with garden wire, and skim it off the top. If it's the type of algea that is semi-submerged you could still lift out quite a lot of it with the 'sieve on a stick', provided you manage to avoid any tadpoles or aquatic critters.
With our pond, it's a constant battle with duckweed and starwort. Usually they die back in the winter, but it wasn't cold enough this year. I was out there sieving duckweed in December.  |
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Post by kleftiwallah on May 27, 2019 13:55:25 GMT
Our algae is coating the pond sides. Luckily no duckweed. Cheers, Tony.
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Post by Tringa on May 27, 2019 19:05:06 GMT
Sounds like blanket weed, Tony. I've found a garden cane twirled around in the weed catch a fair bit of it. Barley straw is also very good at controlling it, but it takes a few weeks to get going.
Dave
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Post by kleftiwallah on May 28, 2019 8:21:49 GMT
The algae is a coating on the sides of the pond so no amount of 'twirling' is going to pick it up. A wipe over with a dishcloth may be more effective. Is there anything I can add to the water withouit harming the snauils that will slow down the algael groth untill the snails get on top of it?
Cheers, Tony.
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