How to clear green pond water - Fast | Clear Pond Water

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Problems with this pond was.
1 - Not enough UV Filtration
UV filters are needed in fish ponds with a bare liner, so make sure you have a big enough size filter for your pond!
2 - Wrong place for the pond pump
The whole of the pond needs circulation, so the filter system can be effective.
3 - Dead Areas for sludge to build up
Again you need the whole of the pond to circulate so you should not have any dead areas for the sludge to build up.
What would I change if this was my pond?
i would fill the whole of the pond area with water. So all of the sunken area would be water an eco system pond (instead of a goldfish pool). This eco system pond would have an intake bay and wetland filter keeping the surface clear and a fish cave instead of the covering net!

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Any Pond Questions?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Richard Reynolds is the pond concrete?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Richard Reynolds your looking at 1” - 3” per week evaporation

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Richard Reynolds does the water loss stop at 7” below?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Richard Reynolds yes if it stops at a level. I would paint (reseal the concrete pond) with a rubberised sealant. Fibreglass is another option, but concrete just around the top part may fix it but for how long it’s a big question. I know a few people that have painted their ponds with PVA and had good success.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Richard Reynolds thank you for reaching out

[@lawannagannuscio8783]

I love your examples. You make things easier to understand. Most of the care I use for my pond care has come you. Thank you so much.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Thank you

[@pondscapesaz]

Great tips on reusing and filtering the old pond water. 👍

[@carver4894]

Thank you for not having loose Rock and gravel filling your entire pond. Finally video of someone who knows how to build a pond

[@ThePondAdvisor]

rock and gravel are never the whole problem, it’s always about the design, the only problem ponds have with rock and gravel is circulation issues. we build loads of eco system ponds with rock and gravel, these ponds have a lot less work. this pond in the video is more like a fish pool, bareliner ponds traditionally have more plants and rocks in them! don’t blame the pond, blame the designer!

[@Justafan333]

I bought a huge uv light, clears my pond within 2 days now, crystal clear. Wish I had bought it when I first set it up it would have saved me hundreds in treatments. That pond is looking great now, you did an excellent job. Look forward to the next video.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Janine Maskell thanks it means a lot. Yes treatments don’t always work.

[@houstonsmoke4568]

What uv light did you buy so I van get one

[@reganrasheed7847]

What level is ur UV light bro?

[@reganrasheed7847]

*concentration

[@jackykirk5002]

Great video. Good tip about having pump at furthest end away from over flow. Think i need to buy a longer hose 😁

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Jacky Kirk yes it’s far better, thanks for commenting,

[@kevinpawsey39]

Hello mark great vid in my pond i have not had my uv light on for about 2 years now still not got green water i think it may be down to the amount of plants that i have in the pond i have two big storage boxes of irises /one box of marsh marigold and three boxes of Lilly's it seems to work well so far

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Kevin Pawsey that is great. Plants are the best form of filtering water. As you can see in this video it’s avoid of plants. I class this as a pool with a bare liner. My idea way to keep the water clear as you say is building an ecosystem pond rocks, gravel, plants No Chemical filtration like UVs. But this client did not want to change the amount of plants (waterlilys only shade the surface, not removing any nutrients from the water column). Great comment thanks for sharing your experience!!!

[@kevinpawsey39]

thanx for the reply Mark I myself don't like a pond too clear only I think its not fair on the fish if its to clear the fish have nowhere to hide from predators or take shade from the sun Clearwater doesn't necessary mean clean water clear water is meant for the viewer not the fish

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Great stuff more good points

[@jesejr1]

Great video advise. Most people would waste all of the water. I like the way you filtered debris while removing water. What was the device used to filter the dirty water.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Jay McCormick yes removing the particular waste is far better, we use mess bags to filter the fine waste, we simply attach them to the out let pipe on over vacuums and waste pumps. But I would not recommend leaving them on long term in supervising as they can block up real fast!

[@laurens9561]

Love the ominous music. Hahahahha ... I know exactly how it feels. I made my bog area twice the size of my pond now. Good luck algae.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Ha Ha perfect

[@georgietuffs2974]

Nice video. I got a pond with green water and not to sure of problem. The filter (grey pod at side of pond) is an Evolution Aqua eazypod automatic. In pond pump is 10,000 litres. Pond is roughly 5000 litres. Long but quite shallow. Filter cleans every 7 days sending 80 litres to waste. Uv attatched to Filter. Filter has not been on for about 12 months as wasnt gushing water out and was throwing a lot of waste out. Want to know if the set up should be adequate or not. Cheers for any help

[@ThePondAdvisor]

If the filter has not been on, now it’s on give it 14 days to clear the water, you might need to clean the system more. You don’t need a UVC on every pond but when we are talking about a bareliner pool/pond then yes the UVC is the only way to keep the water clear without lots of plants. If the set up is to much work or attention look as some off my other videos where I am showcasing eco system ponds no UVC and a lot less work.

[@angelvega3298]

You are a legend mate! Cheers from bristol

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Thank you so much, this comment will keep me going for a good amount of time.

[@markbellingham4536]

What a lovely tutorial I’ve just realised I haven’t enough uv thank you 🙏

[@ThePondAdvisor]

My pleasure

[@jimmythekidd78]

Great video. I'll consider moving my pump a little bit more towards the far end. What micron rating are the mesh bags that you use?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

i use a number of different mesh sizes

[@TheOpelkoenjas]

How to prevent green water: - Less fish in the pond - Better and bigger filtration (bio-mechanical filter!) - Stronger pump that can be regulated (flow rate) - More frequent cleaning (removal of dead plants for example) - More shadow - More water circulation - Less feeding - Air injection into the water - Hardness of the water being too low (rain water taking over)

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Thanks for reaching out, you are right not All Pond are created equal, you have give some great pointers for people to think about. Keep up the good work.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Just to be clear, and clear up what it might have looked like. We did carry out a 20% water change to replace the amount of sludge and waste in the pond. But the tap water on this property is very high in phosphates so it’s would have been silly to change more water.

[@TheOpelkoenjas]

@The Pond Advisor Thank you, doing the best I can. ;) If the tapwater is very unbalanced, here's what I personally do: 1) Always test the tap water BEFORE doing any big water changes. This is very important and should be done several times beforehand, in a time span of 1 to 2 weeks, since the quality off tap water can change pretty significantly and drastically. How much rain there has been the last couple of weeks, how much tap water people have been using the last couple of weeks, how hot/cold it has been, ... You'll surprised by the outcome, as I have been surprised myself too a few times. :) By doing so you'll have an idea on what to be on the lookout for. 2) If you notice that the quality of the tap water is significantly "out of shape" during those 2 weeks, and you have no cured and filtered rain water available, if possible - even if this means in the garage - keep it in a holding vat big enough to do a 50% to 75% water change. Not 20%. When a pond is as dirty as that one a 20% only works for 2-3 weeks and then the algae start returning with a vengeance. Use 50 to 75% of the volume of the pond. And this about a week in advance. Add chemicals if needed, test it at least once a day and use the old pond filter - rinsed out of course - to stir things around. This way you also inject some of the old beneficial bacteria in the new water too while you're at it. Oh, do not forget about the dreaded chlorine in the tap water. Specially during dry seasons or when a lot of rain has fallen out of our skies, there could be a pretty high concentration of chlorine in the water. In my region (Belgian coast) it sometimes gets so bad that there are days where you can literally smell it in the tap water and causes irritation when taking a shower. It's ridiculous. SMH When the chlorine has evaporated, you'll notice that the water values will start to change too. 3) Dilute the tap water with (cured, filtered and stored under ground) rain water if needed and if possible. I know, people are still worried about the Ph levels and all that, but in all seriousness, and I have noticed this myself: the rainwater quality has changed A LOT over the last 2 decades and especially the Ph levels have almost become neutral. 20 years ago the use of rain water was a big no-no for ponds, it was even advised to not use it for your laundry machine due to its acidity, today 2018 it's almost as good as tap water, if not better in some regions (like mine). Yes, the hardness of rain water - or rather the lack of it - still poses a problem for ponds. Well, not really a problem when you also use a big bog filter like I do, filled with the correct amount of rocks, pebbles or even (natural) bricks that are rich in calcium. That's how I myself raise the hardness naturally: with the use of limestone and alike. Works like a charm when used in the correct way. :) Haven't got an algae problem in years now, and this with even 3 big ass Muscovy ducks using it as their private bathroom. *sigh* Cheers.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Its crazy how the world is changing. After this 20% change we have not had any problems. It’s been weeks now and the pond has only been topped up with tap water, yes the filters get cleaned out every 2nd week but very small amount of water is dumped away to waste. Every pond is different, totally get the water changes in quality thats why we only did a small Water change. Having said that I would never recommend more that 50% water change unless, the pond had to be sterilised. If it’s not broken don’t fix it. The water quality in the pond was fine as the algae was using the nutrients. Now the filters are keeping the pond from going green. In an ideal world I would change the design on this fish pool to more of an eco system pond, were we would only clean the biological bog/wetland once a year. Of course we would have to get the gardener to keep the (mechanical filter) skimmer box clean weekly. But having said all this, ponds are very forgiving. Providing we help and keep that waste out of the body of water

[@reganrasheed7847]

Pls help. I injected my water with multivitamins plus vitamins C. My fishes now have redspots. (in 3 days)

[@scox7748]

Wish you lived next door. Im digging a very small pond at the moment and want to make the most of my space. Im putting a 50cm pot with a spout to give some height and a 2m stream to a 1x1x0.5m pond. Can I put my filter in the pot upside down? The inlet is at the bottom, then filter media for the water to go through before spilling out the top.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Yes, weather it will be enough is up to you!

[@jeffgibbs7093]

Can you tell me what is the name of the cement you use to bed in the stones, some of my pond coping stones have become loose and need re bedding

[@ThePondAdvisor]

professional waterfall foam

[@BaruchDavidGreenman]

Very informative video. What type/brand of vacuum do you use? Thanks for the lesson!

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Pondo vac 5

[@jackirons654654]

Great Video! Is the mesh on the top of the pond to keep predators out?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Yes the best is pond netting. And yes its is to stop herons eating the pond fish!

[@arty8761]

I have a pond that’s so bad and so gross we need to take out all of the water and clean it so I’m wondering what tools you you used to clear the water since mine needs it’s plants removed because the original owner put to many plants in my pond and the pond caused parasites on my fish and they died after getting eaten by a bird who is probably very ill now.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

The pond cleaning tools for how to clear green pond water are a pond pump, a pond filter, a pond vac, pond nets, pond brush, holding tank for the pond fish, and the pond water. I would not remove and refresh the pond water you have just. Clean out the waste keeping as much pond water as possible, then replace the mature pond water

[@arty8761]

@@ThePondAdvisor thanks!

[@davidphillips2850]

Your skimmer and waterfall kit look great, where do you get them from? Kind regards Bristol uk

[@ThePondAdvisor]

David Phillips we ship them into the UK.

[@davidphillips2850]

The Pond Advisor is this something you can sell on as I’m currently planning a new pond and cannot find them anywhere apart from aquas cape which are very expensive

[@ThePondAdvisor]

David Phillips yes I can sell you want you need but yes they are expensive, However they are a very high grade product. Totally worth the expense in my opinion.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

David Phillips I have also seen them advertising for crazy money on amazon. The best thing to do is email me [e-mail] with what you need

[@jerrychetty2524]

Hi mate, fantastic demonstration and thank you for your post

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Thank you 🙏

[@serendipity4365]

Very very informative video. I wish I could give it 50000 likes. 👍

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Serendipity thank you very much

[@scottwillmott2125]

My wildlife pond has gone green and the liner has got a green slimy stuff do I need to do anything or is I just because I is spring?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Scott Willmott million dollar question, it could be just spring, do you have lots of aquatic plant ready to bust into life?

[@jeffgibbs7093]

I applied cloverleaf on 2 occasions and the pond is now clear of weed, I have just use sludge remover, let’s hope that works as well

[@ThePondAdvisor]

blanket weed or single single cell algae

[@jeffgibbs7093]

@@ThePondAdvisor blanket weed, completely clear

[@jeffgibbs7093]

What do I use to get rid of blanket weed, the water in my pond looks clear but the weed seems to be holding muck, we even had fry this spring and that was after losing a number of fish in February

[@ThePondAdvisor]

We use Multi Clear I have a few video about the different treatments. To buy multi clear use this link waterfeature.shop/products/multi-clear-500g

[@ThePondAdvisor]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWWxmqSAl6xqg80

[@ThePondAdvisor]

What this video it might help

[@BONP1E]

What waterproofs do you recommend?

[@bennoben1653]

Great video mark 👍

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Benno Ben thanks it means a lot

[@Search4perch]

The weather was pants, but an enjoyable job. A great pond to show mistakes and how to clarify them.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Clearing green water is always enjoyable!

[@jeffgibbs7093]

How long should the water stay cloudy, and do I have to repeat the dose

[@ThePondAdvisor]

24 hours for multi clear treatment, yes you have to re dose if you have a big problem.

[@jeffgibbs7093]

The Pond Advisor it has completely cleared after 2 applications, had to clean my pump and filter and water is pretty cloudy, the fry still seem ok and some of the other fish are growing well

[@MrBongstrow]

hi i see you have netting on top of that pond, is it advisable to have with fish

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Reverend Green small fish in a shallow pool yes, if you have an eco system pond you can build in fish caves or tunnels. You can also buy these online!

[@MrBongstrow]

@@ThePondAdvisor thanks for getting back to me, and thanks for the advice

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Reverend Green my pleasure

[@turtlecat7856]

Some people use ozone to turn the water clear. Do you think it's good? I have seen nice videos but never saw in person.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Marily Ceccon very expensive and it’s chemical filtration, we have experienced problems with these systems in the past. Was a long time ago 25 plus years but it does not work with Mother Nature so it’s not natural. We have taken out ozone systems.

[@danmackay8416]

I always use lots of watercress in a long troff were water flows out through filter down and back in pond never ever had algae or green water or uv lights fish grow quick and healthy I say natural way is the best

[@ThePondAdvisor]

100% it’s all about balance, but if you have a pond with out plants Mother Nature will provide them in the form of algae! Watercress is superb and it will grow just in gravel so lots of surface area for the microbes and beneficial bacteria

[@isobellaf1226]

I have also had very good results using watercress, I don’t have fish, just frogs and a few pond snails . I had algae bloom in the summer as I’d just made the pond but added the cress, now I can see right to the bottom. Will be interesting to see in summer if it stays clear . I dont have a filter just various plants and a fountain for circulation. 🤞🏽

[@charlottewilson4560]

wow thats green pond water

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Charlotte Wilson not now, lol

[@offhandacoustic]

Was hoping to see how you caught all the fish. I bought a house with a fish pond FULL of goldfish and tetras. Its so nasty and green it is embarrassing. Its 3 feet deep and about 8-12 inches is sludge. I have no clue how many fish but I see new tiny ones in there and I have no clue how to catch them all.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

If you planning on doing a full drain and clean like this one, it’s best to remove as much water as possible when start removing the fish. If they are covered in waste add them to a fish wash first before adding them to a bigger holding system. The idea is to remove the waste. You have to act quickly so the fish don’t get stress to much and you have everything you need before you remove to much water.

[@jas20per]

Green pond water? The breeding ponds for all types of fish in China are all Green/brown so it must not upset the fish . Green water makes the fish hard to see for Herons also hard for you to see but then less losses from predators. So on balance green water has some plus points.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Totally, have you seen my video, is green pond water bad for my pond fish?

[@alexk3806]

...and how do you keep that glorious spaniel out of the water?! :-)

[@ThePondAdvisor]

we don't lol

[@davidcoulling9521]

Hi Mark - rather disappointed as I completed the form on your site but never received a call back to schedule a call. I guess it's because I'm not in your area? Even attached the photos as requested. Oh well never mind - I guess you are very busy. I've moved on

[@ThePondAdvisor]

sorry to here that, we have had a massive amounts of people reaching out, email me personally "[e-mail]"

[@PerfectlyFunctioningAI]

it was still green wasn't it? so green yall had to use a filter on your vid XD

[@ThePondAdvisor]

HappyAgony Yes so green chemical filtration was 100% need. It would has stayed green with out the upgraded filters. Filters were always part of the plan on a fish pool. I did give the option of a pond renovation (changing it to a low maintenance eco system pond with chemical filtration) but the client did not want to invest and liked the pool. Both services were needed (in this case). As just putting (upgrading) the filters on would have taken far to long to clear the fish pond. The client is totally hands free and would not want the maintenance (the gardener also did not want the hassle of the work) to cleaning the filters multiple times for weeks. Yes the pond water was green as it was completely out of balance.

[@PerfectlyFunctioningAI]

Haha you misunderstand, you know how your smartphone has tons of apps that have filters for your pictures? as in they change the color of your picture for style? thats what i meant, after all was said and done you showed us the finished pond but you had to use a filter on your vid, almost as if your hiding the true color of the pond.

[@ThePondAdvisor]

HappyAgony wow lol I have not heard of any pond water clearing apps. Let me know if you have. Yes the smart phones have come on leaps and bounds but clearing water is a little out of their reach I think. They are making shooting video much easier, however.

[@brettpacker2779]

think he's being deliberately dense

[@pondadviser647]

more info on green pond water kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGbZaKOta9Orj7c

[@MrBerett315]

I don't care what they say. That net is completely horrible

[@ThePondAdvisor]

totally agree with you a fish cave or tunnel would be ten times better, better still turn the fish pool into an eco system pond

[@trueworldnorman8544]

This is the most longest expensive way ever no way would one want to repeat this method

[@ThePondAdvisor]

What would you recommend, chemicals?

[@ThePondAdvisor]

Their is always a faster way, a lot of people make mistakes, this process is the safest and fast way to long term solutions of green pond water. I could have tipped in chemicals to kill the algae, with in hours the water would have have looked cleaner. Then with in two week I would have a phone call from an un happy customer. Due to the pond turning green again. This way the pond is still clear. How long has that been. The cheapest way to build a pond is to do it once. This fish pool is a lot of work and a lot of attention, the customer is aware there are better systems that work with Mother Nature. He is happy with his clear fish pool and happy to pay a gardener to clean his filters.

[@trueworldnorman8544]

@@ThePondAdvisor Thanks for the info! some do the pond chemical and bucket mix and the net broom to pick up leaves etc but yes your method is the most professional it can get 👍🏾