Question:
Has anyone used the Water Wych in their ponds to control algae?
They sell these things at pond supply stores and it shows that you just put it in your pond to help eliminate algae and is safe for plants and fish.
Answer:
- Algae control can be done much cheaper and easier. This is just a box that holds barley and carbon. It will work, but so will barley bales and activated carbon from the fish store. It does not help with blanketweed or string algae. The only thing I have found that works with string algae is Microbe-LIft PL.
- I wouldn't spend the money on a plastic box when I could put activated carbon in a torn panty hose leg and throw it in the water. Barley comes in its own bag.
- To learn more about controlling algae, this is an article I wrote: http://www.pondlady.com/Articles/pondalg…
