how can i stop?

Question

my fish pond water from going "murky", it can stay clear for a while, then goes yucky, we clean the pond out, and sometimes it will stay clear for weeks, other times it looks yucky again straight after, i am sure the fish are going to pack their bags and leave home soon!!!

Answer 1

Ask your local garden centre about oxygenating plants for ponds

Answer 2

Is the problem green water (a type of floating algae) or cloudiness? I'm going to assume you're using a filter already. If the problem is green water, a UV sterilizer will help. So will doing removing all leaves and organic matter as soon as you notice, partial water changes to remove nutrients, and not fertilizing aquatic plants until well after growth is started (algae uses the fertilizer and nutrients from dead leaves and plants and fish poo, too!).

Light keeps the algae alive, so floating plants (water hyacinths and water lettuce) and floating-leaved plants (water lily) will block out some of the light, once it's warm enough for these to grow.

Barley straw is another option to control algae, but it doesn't work on what you've got, only prevents new from forming. Here's a link about that: http://montgomery.extension.psu.edu/NResources/pond/straw-fs.pdf

If the problem is just cloudiness, the pond may be experiencing a bacterial bloom, or there may be sediment being stirred up by weather or fish. A regular filter should remove sediment, as long as the filter isn't clogged.

You can look at these links for other possible causes/solutions: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PondSubWebIndex/pdalgcontrol.htm
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PondSubWebIndex/pdspgmaint.htm

Answer 3

Get some duck weed it cuts out the light to the algae. You can use barley straw just a handfull bundled up with string and thrown will clear the pond in acouple of weeks but I would still go for Duckweed. If you leave it green the water will turn highly alkali like bleach and kill everything except the algae. Check your ph now.

Late edit :looks like you`ve coaught the talking bollocks club of America on their day off. You don`t need a filter it`s just another bit kit to go wrong and need constant attention. Some folk think all their problem can be cured by buying another gadget. Control the amount of light getting to the Algae, reduce the dissolved co2 in the water by switching off fountains etc and by introducing ather plants that will outcompete the algae for co2 and nutrients but first knock back the algae with Duckweed. If you listen to this lot you will end up with cooling towers a desalination plant and an array of centrifuges.

Answer 4

if you haven't already got them you need a filter and uvc. uvc takes the green out of the water and the bulb will need replacing every 6 months. if the filter is a decent one every couple of months is enough for being cleaned out. filters only need a good thorough clean out every 6 months too. i usually do mine beginning of autumn and spring. the fish will be fine. goldfish will live in anything if the oxygen content is sustainable! you may also find the murky water is due to overfeeding. don't hestitate to email me if you need any further info. i have kept a pond for 4 years now and have dealt with pretty much everything in that time! good luck

Answer 5

pond water has to be pumped through a filter and passed under an ultra-violet light if passed under at the correct rate and properly maintained this will keep ur pond crystal clear
the sponges in the bio-filter have to be cleaned out in a bucket of pond water to preserve all the good bacteria

Answer 6

you definitely need a filtration system, the same thing happens in normal aquariums, even if you get a small aeration system that just bubbles the water a bit it will help, even some aquatic plants will help, you might have to resort to chemicals as well, but try a filtration system and see how that works

Answer 7

algae tends to grow in stagnant water so if you dont want this from happening and for your fish to remain healthy
get a flteration system or an oxygen pump
they can be obatined from garden centres and pet stores
try on line

here you go
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/NavResults.cfm?N=2004+22768

Answer 8

get some green algae control. just pour it in

Answer 9

GET A FILTER AND CLEAN IT OUT MORE OFTEN.

Answer 10

get a filtration system