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any input on how to kill this stuff?

i've got huge problem with filamentous algae in my pond. i have been trying to controll this stuff for years.

Here is the stats


18 acre lake

water is relativly clear probably 24" - 30" clarity

pond has been fertilized in the past with good results on plantonic algea bloom

last year the mild winter caused a huge filamentous algea bloom. we fertilized any way and the filamentous blew up and covered 85% of the surface of the lake

it was treat in july with Catain XTR professionally, but was done to late and algea mats still covered the lake

Most of it sunk this winter.



CURRENT Conditions

Clarity 24"-30"

algea already growing in the shallow areas, no surface mats visible.

I DO NOT plant to fertilize untill filamentous algea is controlled

My plan of attack is to treat with cutrine plus Granular in order to somewhat controll the algea before fertilization as soon as water temps rise to 58-60 degrees

I also plant to fertilize with 0-46-0 in floats this year rather than the high N content water soluable fertilizer i have been using.


Any input on controlling this stuff would be great


i believe the strand of filamentous algea i have is Pithaphora






any input?

jdbuckshot wrote:any input on how to kill this stuff?

i've got huge problem with filamentous algae in my pond. i have been trying to controll this stuff for years.

Here is the stats


18 acre lake

water is relativly clear probably 24" - 30" clarity

pond has been fertilized in the past with good results on plantonic algea bloom

last year the mild winter caused a huge filamentous algea bloom. we fertilized any way and the filamentous blew up and covered 85% of the surface of the lake

it was treat in july with Catain XTR professionally, but was done to late and algea mats still covered the lake

Most of it sunk this winter.



CURRENT Conditions

Clarity 24"-30"

algea already growing in the shallow areas, no surface mats visible.

I DO NOT plant to fertilize untill filamentous algea is controlled

My plan of attack is to treat with cutrine plus Granular in order to somewhat controll the algea before fertilization as soon as water temps rise to 58-60 degrees

I also plant to fertilize with 0-46-0 in floats this year rather than the high N content water soluable fertilizer i have been using.


Any input on controlling this stuff would be great


i believe the strand of filamentous algea i have is Pithaphora






any input?

Gadwalls and Coots are about your only option. Seriously, I don't have a real answer but the pond by my house is filling up with it also.

i've been fighting this stuff pretty diligently for a few years. i think its near impossible to get rid of it. unless you have tons of money to throw at it.

seems at though Tilapia stocking is a good way to fight it, only its illegal in MS

you are getting a pretty good dose of Nitrogen from some where to have that algae bloom like that, whether you are fertilizing the yard or cow pasture etc... and its running into pond.
Not familiar with your pretreatment but, I have had to treat the bloom with "Potassium Sulphate" I believe. What ever the stuff is that turns your skin purple and you do not want to get in your eyes.

Sprangletop1 wrote:you are getting a pretty good dose of Nitrogen from some where to have that algae bloom like that, whether you are fertilizing the yard or cow pasture etc... and its running into pond.
Not familiar with your pretreatment but, I have had to treat the bloom with "Potassium Sulphate" I believe. What ever the stuff is that turns your skin purple and you do not want to get in your eyes.

Potassium permanganate. We used it in fishponds but not for algae. Mostly for fish diseases. You ought to see what it does to a yellow lab who decides to swim around and follow the boat that's putting it out. Looks like Barney afterwards.

We always used copper for algae.

Not sure if this helps or if it was a fluke with my pond, but last year I had that stuff BAD all over my pond, almost 3 acres in size. I looked at doing the copper, and the chemical you can get from Tractor Supply, etc... I loaded my boat (17' with a 50) in the pond and just rode around real fast and made big turns and waves up by the bank,where the stuff was growing, I guess it ripped the stuff from the bottom and killed it because that stuff went away likade split. It may come back this year again, but i will just ride my boat aroudn some more and see if it does it again. May be a fluke and there may have been somethign else that killed it, but that's all that i did and all i know is it was gone pretty soon after starting riding my boat around.

I've seen it disappear after a heavy rain only to reappear a few days later.

Well we have had plenty of water, and it has been very buddy.

just waiting for water temps to hit 60 so i can start to treat it.

I have had immediate success with a chemical that Southern Pond Management sells called Copper Kelate (sp?). They are located in Ridgeland.

Jon

www.pondboss.com

I use copper sulphate, but mine is a very small pond

It has been a challenge in this 20 acre lake, we are getting some success using Captain XTR and Cutrine Ultra

will the above mentioned treatments hurt SAV such as hydrilla or pond weed?