Green water, pea soup, or just plain algae; no matter what you call it, it can stop you from fully enjoying your pond, water garden, or bog.
There are 3 essentials to having a clear and healthy pond, water garden or bog.
1) Good filtration with plenty of aeration will reduce nutrients available to algae and help oxygenate the water.
2) Beneficial bacteria to convert deadly ammonia into first nitrites and then into nitrates. (Be sure not to destroy this bacteria by adding chlorinated tap water to your pond while the filter is operating!)
3) Plants with floating leaves, such as water lettuce and parrot feathers, are the most important because they reduce the penetration of sunlight into the pond, keeping the water at a cooler, more constant temperature and provide another source of nutrient removal. Try to cover 50 to 75 percent of your water garden surface with plants with floating leaves.
Water Lettuce is fast growing and floats across the water's surface creating an atmosphere of beauty and serenity. Baby plants are sent off with shoots, when they're large enough just pinch off and you have more plants!
Aside from their beauty, water lettuce also plays a very important role in a pond's natural ecology. Water lettuce provides shade for your pond and helps to clarify murky water, control algae, and supply vital oxygen to your water. Their roots provide a natural habitat and a spawning ground for fish to lay their eggs.
They are a must for any water garden, pond or bog.
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Parrot Feather has feather like blue-green foliage with a velvety sheen that spread across the surface of the water. One stem can grow from 20 to 60 inches long.
Parrot feather's lushly textured foliage helps provide shade for the pond and fish. It also provides a natural habitat and a spawning ground for fish to lay their eggs.
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