Floating greenish brown clumps

[Kevjenty]

OK- pond put in last fall. No fish, plants, anything yet. 1600 gals with uv filter. Water stays very clear, however within the last month or so, a lot of "gobs" of greenish brown clumbs are forming. What do I do? I'm about to add fish and plants soon, but want to take care of this problem first. Pond has algae all over bottom , but other than that is clean- no leaves or anything-
Thanks for the help!
Kevin

[hole in one lco]

If it in the sun you will have algae so fill it up with plant to shade it

[Victor]

if you stop mooning me! :p

It's just string algae. Your U/V won't do anything to stop it, since unlike suspended algae, it won't be sent through your U/V. It's normally a problem this time of year. Late winter, to early spring is when it's most likely to rear it's ugly head. If you make a veggie filter, like I told the guy in the last thread about, that will take care of the problem.

Vic

[Teiman]

Copper sulfate or cutrine plus
kills algae does not do much to vascular plants
if dosed properly.

[mower_babe]

Will Copper sulfate or cutrine plus affect the fishies?