Algae in Koi Ponds, Learn this lesson & have a clear water garden for life! Get Rid of Pond Algae!
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- How do I stop Algae in my Koi Pond? The Algae problem in Koi Ponds and Water Gardens has been a problem for every pond owner.
Jennings explains how to keep a pond clear. Hair algae or string algae and pea soup green water are issues for some pond owners. Take a few minutes and learn the main causes of algae in a pond. What can you do to prevent algae in a pond. What methods are there for a balanced ecosystem in my pond.
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What time of year do you get algae?
What type of algae do you have problems with?
Do you have koi and feed them often?
Do you use beneficial bacteria, diatoms, or barley extract in your pond?
Do you have a UV sterilizer and is it helping you with the type of algae present?
Treating Algae or Killing Algae with Chemicals never treats the issue or imbalance in the pond and the algae issue will return. Treat the cause and you will have an easy and inexpensive solution. Jennings dives deep to explain the algae causes and solutions here.
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Gotta love that people in really good shape always find a way to take their shirts off.
As he should😍
It's a smart move! 01:15 that skin!
I did not pay attention to a thing he said.
Im fat and i do it 🤷😂
It was essential to get in that.......what was it called, swimming pool?,how else would we differentiate between a pond and a pool? 🤣
You saved my pocket! We just fired our pond guy that was charging us every 6 month 2000 bucks to remove our film algae. Thank you so much
Really impressed that you didn't try to sell algicides or UV sterilizers. Quality and comprehensive guide to a clean and balanced pond ecosystem. great video, and thanks for sharing.
To my surprise this is not just another how-to-fix-my-algae-problem video but rather one of the best and most comprehensive video on the topic I’ve seen yet. Great job young man.
Thank you so much! ❤❤❤
@@pondmegastore i agree with koirun!
Yes, so do I
You would too if you were in good shape 😂
The best solution (and ecological) is to add plants, submerged or rooted in the water. They absorb nutrients and reduce drastically the algae, and they are very beautiful!!
Do you keep them in the pots? I'm afraid of the plants overtaking the entire pond until you cant see the fish
This is the best anti Algae video I’ve seen. Thank you for your help. I’ve learned so much.
Saw this dude trying to be "showy" for the lady gardeners...
But quickly realised he still has excellent points and covers everything well.
Great job.
I have the film type and realised it was just me not liking the look more than any actual issue.
I mean it seriously - our small pond has issues and we have done so much... huge help!
Algae is not bad. It's one of nature's quick fixes to another problem. Well said.
What other problem are you referring to
Good video. I agree. Algae is not bad. Just annoying. It also shades the fish from the sun in a sunny country. And its slippery. Jig! And make the floor creepy.
EXCELLETN TUTORIAL. I LEARNED A LOT !!!!!!!!!
Great video! I was reassured to be patient with my new algae growth and let it work itself out after I had to replace almost half of water due to a leak. Not mention the new 80 degree temps in TN.
Very good information! Thanks for concise and timely advice. Remember those of us in colder climates who have to winter over our plants and keep our fish alive.
I am a new pond owner with plants and goldfish. I have a 125 gallon backyard pond and you really explained everything so well. Thank you!
Thank you kindly! Enjoy the new pond!!
My pond has a bunch of “pea soup algae” I searched up this video because I want to be able to see my goldfish i’m going to try out some of these techniques. Thanks!
Thank you! If you need any help send us photos and let us know what area you are in!
This video was very helpful. It answered all the questions I was having about the algae in my tiny pond.
This was very educational for me as a new pond owner
Very nice video, informative, without "the usual" sales pitches!
Good, solid information.
I do use a 36 W UV inline with a 2-stage filter system, and don't currently have algae issues. And, yes, we love to see the fish swirling around during a feeding session, so I'm almost sure that we over feed ;-) the big problem with having water Lilly pond cover: we cain't never see no fish! So, I'm going to put in a DIY remote underwater camera system!
I stop using chems as of this video thank you
Up until this year never had problems with algae hanging around, but for some reason chems haven’t worked and lost some fish. We have bubblers and water fall aerating but must have taking oxygen out koi fish are most affected. Little fish and comets survived the hits. We are using now the bails and barley extract we recleaned our plants and remove old over grown plants. So far it helped out. This was the fourth time clean bottom of pond.
Thanks Nate
Wow, I have been installing ponds for years and this is the first time I have had a straight answer on so many issues I have come across. Thanks!
Hi from Australia...great video ! I had water Hyacinths for a while in my pond....wow..they took over and had an enormous root system. Great shade for my fish, but a huge amount of work. I removed them and replaced them with other plants...much better and the pond really happy now.
I came on here fully prepared to argue in algae's defence!
Happily,that is not necessary.Great video.
Thanks for this informative video. I used to have a clean and clear healthy pond full of plants. Then I got ducks! 🦆🦆🦆 - now no plants whatsoever and algae like never before!
EXCELLENT video
I took all my clothes off while watching this video to help make you feel less self conscious. I hope it helped.
Someone who really knows the science of ponds.. I have had ponds for decades and he KNOWS what hes talking about.
Great information. We only install ecosystem ponds and this makes perfect Sense. Thanks
I don’t have a problem with algae , I have been useing little bails of barley , 4 of them in the scammer , my pond is 3 feet deep and hold 4000 water I have all koi fish .. I can’t put plants in the pond because my koi eat them my , I have had my pond for 19 years now , if anyone is going to build a pond ,put it in the shade , you won’t have a problem with algae ! Good luck all.. great video !
Thank you for this video. Very straight forward and easy to understand. I recently started a small koi pond. I noticed the film algae. I freaked out and started googling trying to find how to remove it. I couldn't find a straight answer. I was completely confused until I found this video. Thank you again.
Wow I sooooo learned alot..am new to the whole koi pond but my fish are doing great. I sooo learned that absence of plants is the problem for my green water also was trying to use barley bales to fix it...didn't know was a preventative..also glad I refrained from chemicals...especially since I hate chemicals. Gonna keep these guys in mind when I have questions
I found Barley liquid and it's AMAZING. got at Lowes. Worked overnight.
WoW!! I have had so much wrong advice until now. Thank you, from my goldfish family.
Excellent video. I learnt so much from this and it has stopped years of doing everything I shouldn't.
I love my water garden and my koi ... great video... more pool shots.
Seriously, I hope this helps me get rid of the effing algae.
Thank you. Im a first time pond owner. So trying to learn as much as possible to keep my pond nice.
Anytime! Reach out if you have any questions!
Hi the subject of Algea was explained n discussed ver effectively, thank you, looking foward to hear you on other pond related subjext.
Awesome video - very easy to understand - gets to the bottom line & helpful! i have had algae problems for 2 months and never could get a straight answer or find anything online to get to the root of the problem and what to do - got suggestions for chemicals, etc. - but not the basics of - plants, protection from sun, beneficial bacteria & less feeding. I do have too many koi - but i am not sure how to rehome them to a good home. I started with 3 - now have 15 and was of the understanding that they wouldn't breed more than their environment could handle. Honestly until this year (20+ years of having them) I never had an algae problem. It's been perfect til now. But your video helped me understand what caused our problems this year. Thank you! Great job....
This channel is very underrated! I'm a new subscriber.
Thank you!
Thanks for good and clear information.
We have a 104 gallon pond. A filtration system with UV light (likely a failed lamp) and a waterfall for aeration. The past few weeks we noticed the fish were all congregating directly under the fall. When we looked up that behavior we learned that our pond was in distress. I changed about 1/3 of the water and the fish appeared to do a little better for a day or so, but continued to hang out under the fall. I planned on doing a deep cleaning of the pond. We have been having blooms of hair algae. Upon the start of doing so I discovered two dead fish that were just the previous day seen under the fall. This precipitated a drastic cleaning of the pond - to remove the fish to a holding tank while I drained and cleaned the entire pond. The ENTIRE pond. Took the liner out and pressure washed it to remove the algae and bought a new pump/filtration system with UV. Filled the pond and returned the fish.
We added an air bubbler and air pump to put more oxygen into the water. Also, the potted plants - we took them out of their soil, believing the soil was full of fertilizers. The plants are doing OK with the new water and the fish are now seemingly more at ease in the environment. But now I'm concerned because of your comments about changing the water because I changed 100% of the water from city water. Again, the fish are doing better than before - something I believe was needed to save their lives. We've removed the soil from the potted plants, and plan on a few more plants as well. This, we believe, will give greater chances for fry to survive birth. Formerly there was nowhere for them to hide and the other fish were eating them as soon as they were laid.
We've purchased "Beneficial Bacteria" in the hopes to bring our pond into a better balance. Aside from having subjected the fish to 100% water with no nutrients in it, other than the hard water we have here, we're not sure what to expect. We've been adding rocks (P-gravel) as a bed along with flat stones to provide overhangs for them to shelter under. We plan on getting at least one more plant, something with red leaves, as this is what we've heard from others on TH-cam.
Do you have any other advice?
Thanks. Pete C.
[edit] I have a sun shade over the pond. It gets direct sunlight in the morning then all day it gets about 90% sunlight. This was also purchased in an effort to cut down on hair algae. I've never had Pea Soup algae, nor have I ever noticed the short algae you spoke about as the third sort. But upon retrospect my UV lamp must have failed. From now on I will start with new lamps. I may have to find a good source of replacement lamps because the filtration system I am currently using (from the big box store) does not sell replacement lamps. "(
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Did the pond recover? It sounds like the waterfall wasn't enough aeration. Fish, algae and other aerobic organisms all add to oxygen consumption. If your pond was was heavily stocked, may not have been enough available oxygen which would drive fish to the surface or to congregate around the waterfall. Also gives algae a chance to take over if there isn't enough healthy bacteria to fight it back
Wonderful.
I put typha grass, screwpine and yellow iris in my pond.
i had to watch it twice. ..
I put on the video,,,, and It was over,, and i realised i had not listened to one word. WoW. Jennings, Beautiful..I got the info second time, thanks for the tips
This video heavily helped me understand that I was worrying too much about my water garden. I recently built one on my patio stating with a kiddie pool. We used some river rock around the property and added plants as well. My water is clear! But I do have some string algae and that stuff that grows on the side and rocks. I find some days when it gets very hot that the water tends to become a bit brownish and I live in the country so I deal with constantly cleaning out debris from trees and cotton. Can particles cause browning?
Thanks for this video seems to have a different message than most . New to the pond life and I have such a small pond with a lot of algae . I was trying to get rid of it because it looked awful. I have the film algae .... but I have a lot of sunlight
Me too. Did you get your pond water clear?
WOW! I have just learnt so much. Thank you...video saved!
Thanks for the info. I'm in California and haven't had an algae problem for years. But this year, apparently from your info, we had a lot of rain and therefore a lot of string algae. Also, my plants are just coming back from the unseasonable winter cold.
Hello. This is the very best video I have seen to date explaining about algae. I will be sharing it on our local pond club FB page. I have a 16' x 30' x 2.5'-4' pond. First time I've ever heard anyone speak to the algae on the liner and say "its good. leave it alone". I find a string algae bloom in such a large pond is not that difficult to deal with. 5-10 minutes a day when I get home from work with a pool net easily keeps up with the algae. It is difficult getting it off the plants though. The only problem is where to put that muck. A week later, after all the water has dried out of it, its like paper maché, has no weight at all, and is easily tossed in either the compost pile or the trash. Again, great video, nice presentation. Thank you.
Good addition to garden compost
Thanks for the informative video! I'm having trouble classifying the type of algae I have in my pond. It's not stringy at all and it doesn't look like pea soup. The water is actually very clear underneath but there is a ton of floating green clumps of algae that is thick, creamy and sometimes foamy. Like you mentioned in your video, I had a major water change that may have caused it but it was present even before, just not as bad. My filter clogged and ended up pumping out most of the pond water before I caught it. I took the opportunity to clean the pond while partially empty and refilled it half way. I have lots of plants (Lilies, floating plants, Taro and various others) and have been using barley straw for a couple of weeks but the green muck on top is still there. I scoop out a lot of it daily with a net but it returns the next day. The pond does have a lot of direct sunlight so I covered parts as much as I could. Any ideas of the type of algae and/or tips on how to remove it for good? Thanks again
Filamentous algae .... barley straw when overly broken down no longer releases enzymes and can cause this which is why we prefer exract rather than rotting floating barley in water. Other leaf litter often causes it too. Try nualgi, hornwort, and beneficial bacteria like microbe lift HC and be sure no biomass like fishfood or debris like leaf litter is falling in to decay.
Video was very informative. It gives me a starting point on how to correct our water. We have been doing a lot of things wrong.
Thank you so much for a very informative video. I'll go out and get more plants tomorrow because I have a lot of string algae. Hope the bog filter and plant life will take care of it. Again, thank you.
Who else has not got algae or a pond but is watching coz the host is cute 😍😍😍
Their marketing knew what they were doing 🙈
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The pool scene hehe. Subscribed.
ha ha is that really all everyone remembers :-) Thank you Brice! Rock on!
@@pondmegastore Cmon, you knew exactly what you were doing with that. :-P
Skin, puppies, kittens and babies always sell.
Thank you for this very helpfull video. I have learnt a lot about the causes of algae and the things I have been doing wrong so far. I will be making some changes.
Thanks for your advice.
That smile made me click here first. He knows what he’s doin. 😂 on a different note, I’m trying desperately to clear the koi pond at my job. New products, new filter. Nothing will get it out. Help!
Well. We answered ....
Don't change all the water.
Stop feeding fish if you are.
Get 40-60% of the pond covered with proper plants.
= no algae.
**large Koi can be an issue with plants. Like goats in a veggie garden. Do goldfish not koi.
@@pondmegastore thanks a bunch for responding! I’m going to do my best to put more shade plants around this week. The pond has been neglected for a long time until I got there. Maybe I made mistakes too? But , If all goes well this will make a LOT of special people extremely happy! I thank you sincerely.
We get string algae in the spring through the heat of the summer. The blooms are rooted and hard to get out. I think the algicide is harsh on the few water lilies we do have. Definitely need more plants. Thank you for you tips!
I bought a lotus plant from your store. Just in 3-4 days it started the coin leaves. I'm building a small still water pond for it. Your video is really helpful.
Wives everywhere suddenly intrigued by a pond algae video 😂
This is a fantastic video. Concise, clear & informative! My little ( ~250gal ) pond is over 10 years old and I have cycled thru with the string algae. I am tired of it but just always pull it out. I will be adding more plants and might try the barley extract (barley bales are ugly) & Beneficial bacteria/diatomes. ( I know that diatomes are also good for fleas in the yard. I wonder if these are the same?) I have harvested plants for our pond from a clear lake in the past, cleaned them with a VERY MILD bleach solution before putting them in my pond...(not sure if this is bad or good but seemed to be the thing to do to kill any strange bugs etc) I love my pond! and my fish~~~ YAY! They were tiny (10 for $1 feeder fish) and have grown so much over the years...they even had babies ! WOOHOO! SOOOO...not a concise comment, but my question is because we live in the HOT New Orleans climate we often add water to the pond because of evaporation...any thoughts on this? THANKS!!! Tiki
Good job! I too have a small pond and used feeder fish. One is pregnant, yay! Everyone thought I was crazy to do feeders, but, as it is my first pond w fish, I wasn't about to add some expensive ones. Come to find out, I love them.
First off, how unfair to start this video with no shirt on. How's a girl supposed to pay attention to what is being said? 😊
Secondly, about three years ago I stopped "fussing" with my pond. Before that I was struggling to keep it clean it was always green, there was string algae everywhere. I purchased some feeder gold fish, and lots of plants from all three tiers. Two years ago my babies had babies!! I replenished the floaters. As I'm in northern Michigan we have some harsh Winters and everything dies off. I leave a small pump running for water flow and have two large rocks that are half submerged. My fish are healthy, and the majority of my algae is gone. Next year I will have to pull my Lilly and separate it, not many flowers this year. Thanks Pond Megastore, got all my plants from you guys.
Hi Kat, thank you so much for the compliments! It is wonderful to know folks are having good experiences with the plants and the ponds overall. Stay warm up there in Michigan. Summers just are not long enough! 🙌 🙂
A most informative video,giving a solution to preventing algae
Awesome explanation. THANK YOU!
My goodness, what a dreamboat!
I have pee soup water and that grass growing do I put a bio filter and drain half water with new tap water and wipe down sides I also have some plants
Great information, very informative and precise. Thank you
Good and informative video gave me different solutions to my green water problems
Hello, could you please write the anti-algae plant list, I'm not native English speaker and can't understand every name. Thank you
Thank you very much for this! We are about to build a turtle pond for our sliders. Having watched many videos & reading so much just to get such different ways of doing things. This is a great help on how to get things started right! My mother has two koi ponds and struggles to keep the algae in check, I will be passing this info along to her aswel :) Now to figure out the bog setup for them...any suggestions?
Help not sure what's going on I have algae on the sides, rocks, everywhere...the water was clearish yesterday but today its totally green. We have a 500gal pump filtering a 150gal with a small bog area waterfall.
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Good looking and likable guy delivers great info in an intelligent and charming way.
Very helpful video, I get string algae seasonally prior to my lilies regenerating after winter. while it is a pain to remove by hand, I prefer to do that than change the pond balance much.
1:13 - 2:13 best part
Im in Northern California, almost full sun, I have all the types of algae, just added a lily plant and 10 floating plants, lettuce and hyacinth. Im planting medium sz trees near pond to create more shade. Every spring I have to add an algaecide and koi dont like. 10 yrs and still trying to fix algae problems. Should I plant more plants in pond?
Yes plant more plants and reconsider the tree. The tree may drop lots of debris into the pond over the year causing more issues. Lilies and other aquatic plants provide shade. Aim for 45 to 60% plant cover. Water hawthorn and hornwort are good for nutrient uptake. Feed fish less!
Thank you for a very educational and helpful video. A big help and I learned a lot. Carry On Sir!
Thank you! Great video! Very educational!
New pond owner: do I need to repot the submerged plants into something mesh-ier? They are still in their plastic growing containers.
And can you make a video on film algae? I have that, but it seems to be clogging my water spitter tube and slowing the flow.
Hello! Most all plants should be repotted into proper size containers. Nothing should stay in the net pots you often purchase plants from a nursery in those are just to get the plant started. We have many more videos we hope to shoot July 18th and 19th here and will upload soon there after. The way you would take care of other algae would be no different, you still must be suffering from too much biomass (nutrient rich debris) or not having the proper bacteria / diatoms / or other plant life to consume those so the answer on another form of algae would not be different. You need something to consume the excess nutrients or suffer a never ending costly cycle with chemicals.
I have the pea soup algae. I live on the Oregon Coast, where it rains a lot.
The algae plugs up my filter in no time flat.
What should I use to kill it off?
Well you probably have a "prefilter" on the pump and not any kind of true filter at all. Did you watch the video and figure out your issue? Where excess nutrients are coming from that cause the algae? The video very much tells you why chemicals are no long term solution so I am not sure you watched the video and understand how to stop the algae or you would be asking a different question.
Hes not got much of a clue. Don't use chemicals. Get an algae brush and just keep pulling it out . And invest in a pond vac to keep sludge off thr bottom. Qt thr minute I'm having to oull my pump everyday to unclog it. My pump is huge
Ok I’m glad I found this video. I’ve been wanting to create a vivarium with a water feature potentially for a dart frog enclosure. I’ve had aquariums before and didn’t know what was used to combat ugly algae in these setups since I’ve never seen a water skimmer or even a filter put in these setups. I know that frogs or any other animal in these enclosures will drink the water to I needed a safe solution for living creatures. I love the idea of the barley enzymes and the good diatoms. Also the info of floating plants to block sunlight is awesome too because most these reptiles have some light requirements. I would love to combine what I’ve seen on the Serpadesign channel with the tips from this video.
Brilliant video!! Thanks from Australia!
Damn he’s 🔥 🔥
AGREE ; )
Whew oh yeah
Daaaaamn he's cute 😊
Thanx for the very good information you gave
Wow, the very best video, love your informative piece. Tjank you.
I have watched this video a 100 times trying to understand the why there is no algae in the swimming pool but somehow can't seem to take it in 😉
Yea that is odd. I tried using chlorine tabs in my pond. It cleared up the algae. But for some reason I lost all my fish/plants.
Next year I'll try a chlorine dispenser
Chemicals killed the algea before it started in the pool. But we don't want chemicals in our ponds.
And the chemicals will kill fish and plants... It's pretty much what they're for, killing off anything in the water. PLEASE DON'T USE CHLORINE IN YOUR POND
I'm near Liverpool, England, and we treated our wildlife pond with an eco-friendly substance that has seemingly stopped and killed the algae, but the residue is still there, and unsightly. Is there a way-apart from removing by hand-to get rid of this, or will it just dissipate naturally? Thanks, Paul.
That is exactly the "vicious cycle" we describe if you treat with a chemical. next time use a natural remedy. If you use a chemical to kill it you will have dead algae that becomes algae again in 5 to 10 days as we state the "vicious cycle" when the chemical dissipates the dead algae which is simply nutrients decaying in water again forms algae.
Thank You very much for Valuable Informations
At last a sensible answer which I can fix. Many thanks
Welcome Maxine!
handsome, intelligent, loves gardening...the perfect man. oh my!!! i thought it was a myth,.....subscribing
too kind Mojamoja
Very hnadsome guy!
Great info. I’ve turned the swimming pool into a fish pond about 6 years ago, trying to get rid of the green. More plants and bacteria. 👍🏻
That's right! Plant diversity will really help with total nutrient uptake and starting algae aim for 40-50% cover.
Thanks for sharing, I am trying to build a koi and goldfish pond so this will help for sure. Thanks again!
Thank you, You are welcome!
He is too handsome to be a reporter, I just can not concentrate, it sucks!
Alex D agreed! Handsome & sexy ❤️
He's the Lucifer of tiktok. Hehehe
I know and no shirt? Come on now
His appearance would be less noticeable if he kept his clothes on.
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What pond??! Like 😍
Very good, lots of helpful information. thanks
Thank you for the information! 😊
I get pea soup not that bad but still light green
Try not cleaning your filter . Most people think cleaning a bio filter will help remove green colour however bio filter is designed to work with bacteria eating bad stuff
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I’ve got this new mathematical strain of Algae called Algae-bra. Look it up
Thank YOU. I forgotten the importance of plants.
Okay if everyone's gonna be silent about it
Let me put it out: The guy is HANDSOME 🔥
Wow... can you come take a look at my pond please!!!!!!
Just want us to look or need real help 🙂. Email us some photos and we are technically available to help! Go to our website and use the contact us button.
We have duck weed how do we get rid of it and not hurt our koi. They are in a natural yard pond not a man made koi pond
I love duckweed send me some please! 😬
Koi and other larger fish eat duckweed - if you are not feeding them with other food they should take care of issues like that. Again like with algae starving out the duckweed with various other plants to get rid of excess nutrients would help.
So helpful! Thanks.
Wow. Thanks. Great info by from a very good looking guy.