Comments on: Welcome To The Backyard-Pond-Guide Blog http://backyard-pond-guide.com/blog/welcome-to-the-backyard-pond-guide-blog?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcome-to-the-backyard-pond-guide-blog Helping You Build A Better Backyard Pond Mon, 02 Aug 2010 07:55:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Bob http://backyard-pond-guide.com/blog/welcome-to-the-backyard-pond-guide-blog/comment-page-1#comment-39 Bob Sun, 10 May 2009 17:29:25 +0000 http://backyard-pond-guide.com/blog/?p=1#comment-39 Hi Steve, The fish are not the reason your pond turned murky. All ponds will get like this because of Algae, and yes it can grow very quickly. I would suggest that you get an ultra violet pond filter and some pond plants. It will take care of your algae problem. You can read more about them at the following link. http://www.backyard-pond-guide.com/ultra-violet-pond-filters.html If you want nice clear water, that's the only way I know to get it. Best of luck to you and your pond. Bob Hi Steve,
The fish are not the reason your pond turned murky. All ponds will get like this because of Algae, and yes it can grow very quickly.

I would suggest that you get an ultra violet pond filter and some pond plants. It will take care of your algae problem. You can read more about them at the following link.

http://www.backyard-pond-guide.com/ultra-violet-pond-filters.html

If you want nice clear water, that’s the only way I know to get it. Best of luck to you and your pond. Bob

]]> By: steve ketcham http://backyard-pond-guide.com/blog/welcome-to-the-backyard-pond-guide-blog/comment-page-1#comment-38 steve ketcham Sun, 10 May 2009 14:21:51 +0000 http://backyard-pond-guide.com/blog/?p=1#comment-38 I have just put in a small backyard pond (about 6X8 and about 360 gallons) with a waterfall. I waited over a week for the water to clear and it was beautiful. Living in south Louisiana, I needed some fish to eat the mosquito larvae so I bought five goldfish about 4 inches long. I added the prescribed water conditioner and put the fish in the pond. They all swam directly to the bottom and have stayed there for the last twenty four hours. The thing that bothers me though is that since I put the fish in the water, it has turned brown again and looks like the day we first filled it. Will it clear out again or do I have to choose between a clear pond without fish or have the fish in murky water. I'm a novice at this and would appreciate any advice you can provide. Thanks. I have just put in a small backyard pond (about 6X8 and about 360 gallons) with a waterfall. I waited over a week for the water to clear and it was beautiful. Living in south Louisiana, I needed some fish to eat the mosquito larvae so I bought five goldfish about 4 inches long. I added the prescribed water conditioner and put the fish in the pond. They all swam directly to the bottom and have stayed there for the last twenty four hours. The thing that bothers me though is that since I put the fish in the water, it has turned brown again and looks like the day we first filled it. Will it clear out again or do I have to choose between a clear pond without fish or have the fish in murky water. I’m a novice at this and would appreciate any advice you can provide. Thanks.

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