About a week ago I noticed that my pond was solid green. I decided to drain most of the water out and replace it. That worked for a couple of days, but then the green came back. Thinking that an initial algae explosion may be part of the natural cycle of a new pond, I've decided to leave it alone for a while.
The plants I got should be helping, but it’s hard to tell. The water went green again. For a while, it looked dyed because it was such a bright green color. Then the green faded a little, but there was a thin film of scum on the surface.
The last couple of days, the pond has looked like a bubble bath. The waterfall plunges into the water and creates piles of bubbles that gather on the opposite side of the pond. Again there are chemicals that make this problem go away, but again I choose to wait it out. I’m hoping this is natural.
I have a cold right now, so when I get my sense of smell back I’ll check the water just to be sure it’s not Mr. Bubble.
I like the swirling vortexes of doom – the bubbles make them easier to see.
How do you drain that? Do you siphon it? That would be very brave if you did.
Well that’s a nice vision first thing in the morning! I bet the stuff growing in your pond looks similar to the stuff coming out of most of our noses around here!
That’s a mental image I could do without!
ragweed… we hate you.
That’s a remarkable camera angle. Did you lean out your diningroom window to get that shot?
I am sure the bunnies are behind the scum…what goes around…
I think they’re peeing in it when they take their midnight swim.
Heh.
HA!!
The waterfall looks good from this angle.
Maybe you should try adding some Mr. Bubble….that would look awesome!!! And surely scare this guy away….
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Why did you know where this guy was at???? Are you stalking him?
I love that guy! Awesome face!
Your tale of possible Mr. Bubble addition to a small quantity of recirculated water gives me a flash back to my sophomore year of college at good old CTC, RF (now CUC). The condos across the street from our only A/C dormitory at the time had a small fountain in their outdoor entryway…to which, being sophomorons and all, some of us just had to add bubbling compound one day. It was like a bad I Love Lucy where she leans too hard on the box of soap flakes while doing the laundry and the machine positively regurgitates soap bubbles. For some reason, the residents of the condo complex did not see the humor we did in the whole thing….go figure.
Kim & Algae Man!
(I’m telling Sting!)