Norm Meck on Green Water . . .

[Russell Peters]

Quote: Originally Posted by PapaBear You have tempted me with SOOOOOOO many tacky remarks for that one , but I'm gonna be a good boy and leave it up to everyones imagination

Did you here, they have now come out with a line of battery operated cigars with dual speed?

[MikeM]

JR: I don't know. I can speculate about a lot of things, but that doesn't do any good. I've seen such cesspools stay green for a couple of months, and I've seen clear ponds that are deadly. I've not seen one that stays green "permanently". Why the green water clears more quickly on its own in one situation and not in another is one of those questions that needs a thorough answer for us to understand the big picture. I don't think it has an answer yet. Attributing it to the algae using up resources makes sense until one recalls that the nutrient is returned to the water as the algae die and are decomposed. Meck's ideas explain one, but not the other situation. Resource competition could be involved, but the virtually barren clear water situation has no substantial survivor population.

I've not seen green water last very long where there is an established filamentous algae population, nor where nitrifiers are well-established. But I've had it clear with neither present in any great number. Steve's comments remind me of all the times I tried to produce green water as a first food for Gouramie fry. I always seemed to have my timing off.

[MikeM]

This thread has lacked in photos, so here is one of the carpet algae that dominates the pond walls and floor of my pond. It will remain year-round, but growth does vary with the seasons.