zuzu's petals
Silly Old Bat
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: Did Someone Say Beer? |
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Every spring filament algae grows like crazy in our small pond  ,
The frogs love it (and lay milliards of eggs in it  ) but I'm not so keen.
I've just recently read about pouring beer into the pond water
as a remedy to certain types of algae bloom. 
Now I'm wondering if this might work in my pond, and, if so;
how much should I use (guess-timating the pond to hold 500-600 gallons)?
and  is it safe to use with goldfish and desirable plants?
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pondlady
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Buy the cheapest beer possible. Pour in a bottle, wait, drink a bottle of the good beer in the fridge, have another. Pour cheap stuff in pond. Do it every week, three bottles. Do the same for your pond. If it doesn't work, use Microbe-lift PL according to the directions on the bottle. You should not need it until spring tho.
Oh, and yes the beer is safe. So is the Microbe-lift
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zuzu's petals
Silly Old Bat
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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Cool deal,  I thank you, Jan,
and so do my  soon-to-be alcoholic feesh.
(  I think I hear them praying for an early spring)
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glendann
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Lol,We may have drunk fish and drunk Zuzu's .Have a bear to all and save the creap bear for the shish.
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englishrose
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| Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 3:47 am Post subject: |
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hee-hee-hee Glenda
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