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How well it works remains to be seen but I am hopeful. The exact causes of string algae are hard to pinpoint. I have friend down the road with a tiny pond, same water sourse as I, far too many fish, nitrates at 100+ mg/l but he doesn't have string algae and his water is clear. Go figure.
I have always said the the person with the perfect solution to string algae will be able to retire in a year. But I'm afraid all to much of this stuff is simply snake oil.
As for the string vs green issue... All I can say is having stringy stuff like I had it is like hanging 4' long brushes along the side of the pond and completely covering the bottom with spawning rope. A greater crap-tarp has yet to be devised. I mean I had it a foot thick in the bottom and 3 foot strands from all the walls. That was with attempts to remove as much as possible every other day.
I've seen Bil get it but that amount is par to 1/10 of what I had and his pond is 8X the size.
Keeping fingers crossed X
B.Scott
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