Nymphaea Fidelity » The Secret for a Clear Pond

We also highly recommend you check with your local agriculture extension agency as some states prohibit particular plants. For example, although water hyacinth is across existing Florida waters, it is illegal to possess.

As for the amounts of the plants to use, we mentioned prior that you should use tropical water lilies to achieve surface coverage of 60-70% but for submerged and floating plants we recommend adding as much as possible. Some sources push a system is which you add bunches of submerged plants that correlates to the gallons of water in your pond but this system is broken because there are many variables that it does not account for. In short, “more is less.” The more plants you add, the quicker your pond will move to achieve a balance. Once you have ideal water clarity, you can remove portions of the plants slowly to gain back water surface. Rather that throw them away, opt to share with a fellow ponder. Do not release into local bodies of water!

Tips

• A minimal amount of algae is beneficial to your pond or water garden. The algae that will coat the sides of your pond liner is good algae–you’ll see your fish pick at it.
• Some fish will devour duckweed and azolla rather quickly! Set aside a separate pool of water to allow some to regenerate and add to pond as desired.

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