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Weeds in pond!!!

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SJ

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We are selling the farm and the pond is a mess.Its full of weeds real bad and some cattails.Its fed from underground,no creeks or run offs.Pond level stays with water table.Property sits on an aquafer(I think thats what they call it)good water and plenty of it.Have seen people put the Blue stuff in ponds,cleans them up nice.Really dont want to deal with natural sources(Grass carp,ducks etc.My big concern though is my well is about 30-40yds from pond.Will this be a problem with chemicals?I cant take any chances contaminating my well,as it will be inspected if I find a buyer.

Thanks
Stan
 
If it's fed by ground water, I'd sure be a little worried about the well. Natural may be the only safe way to go. Couple of swans would be nice to look at and would prolly do a nice job along with a few grass carp.
If it's already out of hand, might take them awhile.
Good luck.

Dave
 
Aquashade is the only Blue dye registered as an aquacide. It kills plants and algae by blocking sunlight. Will not contaminate the ground water as it is non toxic. Don't let anyone tell you different it is the only blue dye that works all the others just turn things blue. Copper sulfate chemicals like Cutrine plusif used properly would have very little effect also
 
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Seriously though, 36F30 is spot on, Aquashade does work.......but it's not going to work overnight.
 
36F30,

I agree on the Cutrine. I bought some a couple of years ago. It was very expensive and did very little, if anything, to kill the weeds or the algae in my pond. I haven't tried the blue stuff yet, but I hope to try it this year.

I also tried some bottom feeding fish in the pond, but they died from the lack of oxygen before they could do much to clean up the algae. I don't have an oxygenating pump to stir the water since the pond is way far away from any electricity.

Weeds are a mess.

Tom in TN
 
Aquashade is a better prevention method, but established cattails won't be affected.
 
A friend sells barley straw to put in your pond. I can't remember what its suppose to do but you throw a bale or two in every year. It might be for algie or something. Might be something to look into. I know he gets 8-10 bucks a bale for it.
 
On my list of "To Do's" for our new place is a pond, have a nice spot for one. You wouldn't want to do this, cause your selling......

However I'm told to dig deep, ensure the sunlight can not reach the bottom, have steep sides. It will prevent the weeds from growing.

My new neighbors is deep, pond is 3 years old now and so far that has worked, no algea or weeds. Even during our dry season.

L.
 

If you go with the Blue Dye, sometimes TSC has it in Powder form, in water-soluable packets you just toss in..
Quite a lot cheaper than the liquid..about 3 or 4 packets per box..
Princep 90 will do a good job on algea..

Ron..
 
Cutrine works great in my pond. I only spray around the edges out 2-3 feet where the floating algae is. Have to do this every 2 years.

Around the edges, if you are wanting to clean it up quick, lots of roundup and manual labor.

Rick
 
Our pond got copper sulfate poisoned one year, killed every living thing in the pond. The state came and drained the pond and bought us new fish 2 years later after the plants in the pond grew back.
 
Tilapia fish, they sell by the pound in Texas and you do not have to have a permit. I put 10 pounds in small pond, paid $12.00 a pound, should have been 5. They cleaned it up in no time. When the water drops to 50 degrees in the winter, they all die, that"s the reason for no permit. But in dying off process, they"re feeding the bass, catfish and what ever else you have there. So no waste.
 
I'm with Dave2 too!

Man, when it comes to adding chemicals to water sources it
makes me wince. I'm not a tree hugger but I suspect you'd be
amazed at the amount of wildlife that drinks out of your pond at
night.

If I did anything I'd try something without adding chemicals to
the water.

Interesting advice about the construction of the pond to keep
weeds at bay. I'm a couple of years off from building my own
fishing pond for my retirement years. Good stuff here!
 
my pounds about 12 years old have a patch of cat tail at each end each year i go along the bank and spray the ones i dont want with a light coat of roundup. just the plant and when the cat tail get spread out more then i want i spray them back with roundup never had a fish die now i not talking about spraying with a powered sprayer just a hand held sprayer.
 
As for short term quick fix - get in there with a rake. Had to do it once myself. No fun but will get it looking better quick.
After that use the aquashade - I cut the recommended dose down by a third or half as I don"t like the artificial blue look. It still works fine as prevention of weeds. For algae - cutrine works good.
Another product for weeds is weedtrine - like roundup for ponds. Works well with the rake method for a fast fix.
Longer term - as stated in other posts, build the sides steep and deep. Mine is deep but the sides are gradual. I had two very young boys when I built it and would have rather dealt with the algae and weeds than the potential risk of steep sides.
A bottom based aeration pump works well for the algae.
All this is from experience on my pond which is surrounded on 3 sides by woods. I get a lot of nutrients and leaves washing in so it is a constant maintenance, but not bad if you don"t let it get ahead of you. Once under control, the use of chemicals is very minimal.
A good friend has one in a field but lined his shore with 6" limestone rock. Never has a problem with algae and we speculate that"s due to the limestone. Just a guess though.

Good luck
 
On one of these web-sites, about 2 years ago, somebody had a tool to get rid of pond grass. Can't remember who. Seemed to work good. Maybe somebody can find it.
 
It takes a lot of chemical to clean up when you let it get that bad. I've used grass carp a little, but they initially eat the plants you would prefer keeping for the fish and they only digest approx 40% with the remainder passed as green "stuff" into the water, which doesn't make it look that attractive. To get them to eat the less desirable stuff you need to overstock the pond and they will eventually eat everything. Grass carp will even jump out of the pond and eat grass if they don't have alternative forage. I've successfully controlled cattails by cutting them off below the water line when they are just setting their head. Only about 20% recover which thins them pretty quick, and after a couple years they are gone. RU will also kill them but I've avoided using it. I have been using copper sulfate with good success in controlling the other green stuff. But you must hit it early before the pond gets covered or risk killing too much green stuff and it will suffocate the fish when it sinks to the bottom. I try and treat it when there is only a couple of feet around the edge and although you might not kill the fish it takes alot more chemical when you get behind. I have treated a 50% covered pond, but it is over 20 ft deep and treated only 1/2 each time. Copper sulfate will corrode metal and can be hard on overflow pipes and boats.
 
Why not let the buyer do with the pond what he would like. Maybe he would like it the way it is.. Property isnt going to bring more money just because of a clean pond.
 
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