Why Does My Pond Have So Much Algae? - How to Get Rid Of Filamentous Algae in Your Pond

Algae is the most annoying thing in ponds. This video will help explain why ponds have so much algae.
Why does my pond have so much algae?
What's the fastest way to get rid of pond algae?
What can I do to remove algae from my pond?
When should I treat my pond for algae?
What should I do to get rid of algae?
What does pond algae feed on?
What increases algae growth?
How to kill pond algae?
All of these questions and more get at the core of the pond owners frustration. Algae is a product of poor water quality and a nutrient imbalance in your pond. Algae feeds on excess nutrients in the pond in the form of phosphorus and nitrogen? Algae cells multiply by feeding on the available phosphorus in the pond, and strings up to the surface that ultimately create algae mats on the surface that trap noxious gases. This is an ongoing problem unless treated with a multi-faceted treatment approach.
Most pond owners treat the symptom by spraying the algae mats with a herbicide or algaecide. This kills that mat of algae, but that just ends up dying and sinking to the bottom only to add to the phosphorus load in the pond, that fuels the next round of algae. Preventative measures also need to be taken.
Phosphate binder applications remove the available phosphorus in the pond for algae to feed and grow from. You should also remove as much of the algae and bio-material as you can to remove the excess nutrients from the pond.
Algae grows from nutrient rich runoff into the pond. This is created by lawn fertilizer or farm/crop fertilizer, animal waste (fish, ducks, geese, cattle or otherwise), leaves and grass clippings that blow into the pond, uneaten fish food, dead and decaying fish, etc. All of this bio-waste that enters the pond adds phosphorus and nitrogen, and when it exceeds the necessary amount required by the pond, it results in algae growth and explosive algae blooms that are unsightly, and sometimes toxic and dangerous to the water quality.
Proper proactive and preventative measures are necessary for a long term solution.