HOW TO Remove Algae, Muck and Sludge from a Pond | Clearing Pond Water

Welcome to RidgeLife. In this video, we perform some much needed pond maintenance to remove algae, much and sludge as well as add some decorative touches. Of course, we gotta have a little fun while we are at it!!!
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[@dawnweck]

Thx Tim for the informative video. I can't believe you jumped into the water but found it amusing that you did. Go Ridge Life! Hugs to Y'all

[@RidgeLife]

Ha! Thx

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Didn't know they had solar fountain pumps. That's awesome!

[@RidgeLife]

It was a little weak. Maybe for a koi pond...

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Time lapse was kool. Could really see it working

[@RidgeLife]

I had fun for sure.

[@RobertasArtisticAdventures]

What an interesting video. Now I'll know how to treat a pond when I find my homestead land one day. I have the land picked out just need to buy it. It has a very mucky pond on it. Your property is a wonderful piece of land with so many gorgeous features on it. Wildlife, a pond, creeks, woods and flat land for building and gardening on. God bless you and yours! And prayers for Starla and Sarah as well!

[@RidgeLife]

Thank you so much! Yes, we are truly blessed beyond measure.

[@maryjemison1101]

@@RidgeLife Amen 🙏 Faith ✝️

[@frederickschwartz1873]

When I worked at the Nursery that’s exactly what we would use to clean up the store ponds. Great product Yo…

[@frederickschwartz1873]

Thumbs up buddy 👍 lol 😆

[@RidgeLife]

Thx Fred!

[@redhairshanks9491]

Really helpful video, I'm trying to restore an old pond right now and have been battling with the sludge. this was super useful

[@RidgeLife]

Thanks and good luck!

[@maryjemison1101]

Looks Beautiful Tim love the 💕 Solar water-fountain

[@RidgeLife]

Thx! The fountain was a little small and weak for the pond but fun!

[@AuntieAnn]

Wow that stuff works great 👍.... That time lapse was awesome! 👊👏👏👏

[@RidgeLife]

Thanks Ann!

[@DjDolHaus86]

A minor tip would be to solve the algae problem first, wait a couple of days for the oxygen to normalise then add your biological muck breaker. The reason for doing this is to reduce the initial spike in oxygen demand and to avoid diluting the pond (not so much of an issue if you're circulating the water or aerating, mostly a problem with running a hose as shown)

[@RidgeLife]

Good tips thanks!

[@DragonflyAcres2022]

Awesome video Tim. Thank you for sharing and a great week.

[@RidgeLife]

My pleasure!

[@go_Rogue]

Great job! The bottom off of your shoe makes a perfect time for a Gorilla Glue ad! That fountain would work great in my Bird Bath

[@RidgeLife]

Ha! True!

[@MellowNomadicAdventures]

Hey hey! You got your pond looking much better! Thanks for sharing the process, I never knew about this issue! Have a great week ahead! -Marshall 🎸

[@RidgeLife]

Thanks!

[@maryranch5329]

That stuff worked amazing... totally enjoyed the time lapse... 👍. Have a wonderful day and blessings 💞

[@RidgeLife]

Thank you! You too!

[@lilahnewton7940]

Thanks Tim, Have a blessed week 🙋‍♀️

[@RidgeLife]

You too!

[@countryroadcure]

Your pound looks amazing 😊 and I do love the solar water fountain. Nice little touch. Great video!! Thank you for sharing with us. 😁

[@RidgeLife]

Thanks for watching! Hope to see y’all again soon!

[@eell2864]

Aeration would do the same thing, but without chemicals...... make your pond a habitat instead of a chemical pool, and it'll be beautiful.

[@RidgeLife]

I have a hose spraying in the pond from up high all summer. Does any other aeration cost less but just as effective as the chemicals?

[@kennethricher45]

Grab some solar aerators. I use them in my pond and they work great. Adding some plants will greatly help the pond as well.

[@RoostRescue]

Oooh, how I long for a real pond! Even a filthy one. I’ll take it, hahaha! Thanks for these tips, Tim✌🏼

[@RidgeLife]

For sure and good luck!

[@The_Other_Brother...]

Thanks for the tip I would definitely be buying some of that stuff for my pond

[@RidgeLife]

Worked great!

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Great video! Informational, educational, entertaining what more could you ask for

[@RidgeLife]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@CoreyCynthiaDavis]

That totally fixed it up. Looks Awesome

[@RidgeLife]

Thx!

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Alright time for some Ridge Life

[@RidgeLife]

Thanks for all the comments! I appreciate you.

[@strugglersfarm5428]

@@RidgeLife We appreciate you as well. Comments give me something to do while the ads play. Plus I enjoy making comments lol. Good stuff y'all be good

[@carolynmesser7199]

That worked so fast Tim thx for the info 💕💕

[@kennethricher45]

Just a thought, Tractor Supply sells baby ducks. They are really fun to raise and watch grow. They normally don’t fly due to being a little overweight. But they’ll take to that pond quick and draw in lots of wild ducks who then will start raising babies every year there.

[@RidgeLife]

Great idea!

[@IveysFamilyFactotum]

Great excuse to go swimming...haha. Pond looking good brother.

[@RidgeLife]

You caught me!

[@Russellviews]

1:03 Love your highly technical term...lol

[@RidgeLife]

Haha! Thx

[@3MISSISSIPPI]

Great video man, I have the same project I need to do in the next couple of weeks!

[@RidgeLife]

Good luck!

[@gwenzenk3748]

Good work

[@RidgeLife]

Thx!

[@zzman5306]

Definitely would look into a bigger aeration system. Size it for the pond size.

[@RidgeLife]

Absolutely

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Keep on Pushing Brother

[@RidgeLife]

Always!

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Lol didn't expect you to jump in

[@RidgeLife]

Oh, yeah!

[@CynBrown]

Great video Tim

[@RidgeLife]

Thank you Cyndi

[@strugglersfarm5428]

More ducks would be less suspicious lol

[@RidgeLife]

HA!

[@loyddussaultsr4181]

How about some sterile carp to help keep the algae and duck weed growth in check??

[@RidgeLife]

Yes! Got a couple just added to replace the ones I had that died.

[@louhandte9478]

My pond issue is colloidal clay. Neighbor over grazes his pasture and the dirt washes into the pond.

[@RidgeLife]

Ouch!

[@jamesbckmstro3]

I was waiting for a fish to eat that frog at the end!

[@RidgeLife]

That would have been cool!

[@RickyVentures]

Hello from Minnesota. You going to add any color dye to it?

[@BushcraftFamily]

Best kind of ducks they don't poop all over the place

[@RidgeLife]

Ha! Very true!

[@christopherort2889]

Hi Add a solar aerator and plant more oxygenating water plants. That will help a lot.

[@RidgeLife]

Great tips!

[@strugglersfarm5428]

Tim the muck diver

[@RidgeLife]

HA!

[@efaciler2462]

**muff

[@SunnySlopeHomestead]

My pond is a nasty swamp, I need to get a linear in it

[@RidgeLife]

Git ‘er dun!!! Ha! Sounds simple…

[@stacyrosa6672]

Very helpful!

[@RidgeLife]

Awesome!

[@jimcrowley1709]

In addition to chemicals to get in under control, I'm a big fan of aeration stones put them in a septic tank, and it doesn't take long for that water to turn clear. I don't like the fountains because they tend to get clogged and subject to evaporation.

[@RidgeLife]

Very true. Good advice!

[@ranjanty]

I wonder what the mark up is on pond products. I recently added a gallon of bacteria enzymes. Cost was 50 bucks and of course they say to treat 3 times. Being on Social security it's something I just can't afford to do. So will just let nature do its thing. I'm just glad I don't have a algae problem.

[@RidgeLife]

It seems high for sure!

[@Brianhahahaha]

An air stone would help you out alot but you have to be very careful only start with 10 mins and add 10 mins a day till you get to the point you can run it 24/7

[@YogiHollowFarm]

Wow this was cool. I was about to suggest a solar fountain but then again Tim knows what he is doing! Great video Tim…the jump in the water was fun! Do you have any experience with raising turkeys?

[@RidgeLife]

Not yet but plan on it soon!

[@elihuthompson626]

Very good thanks

[@RidgeLife]

Most welcome!

[@crisberwick3090]

Great video!!! Thank you!!! I only have access to 3/4 of the perimeter of my pond. Any suggestions?

[@RidgeLife]

I think it will still circulate. Good luck!

[@CouponGail]

Good job getting rid of the pond scum. Hello Tim.

[@RidgeLife]

Thx and Hello!

[@RealWolfmanDan]

Great video, exactly what I needed thank you

[@RidgeLife]

My pleasure!

[@strugglersfarm5428]

That duck looks suspicious

[@RidgeLife]

Very!

[@lazypondfarm]

Been scared to use this stuff on my pond... ill check back in with you in a few months

[@RidgeLife]

I wish I had an aerator instead of wasting all The water diluting it.

[@lazypondfarm]

I've looked at fountains, but they are very expensive for a "quality" one. I know it's supposed to be safe but I'm not sure I would have gotten in the water lol

[@tireballastserviceofflorid7771]

Years ago we had an old lagoon. It looked like it was totally full of weeds. So i rented a backhoe and when i went to dig in the middle. The entire top of the lagoon came to me. I thought the backhoe was rolling into the lagoon. I almost jumped off. It was a 4 foot thick mat of weeds. Scared me bad. I thought im not sure i want to survive that...

[@RidgeLife]

Oh wow!

[@DelsusX]

What does the pond look like now? Is it any better?

[@RidgeLife]

It’s perfect!

[@allenJclements]

What’s that aerator fountain in there and would you reccomend it?

[@RidgeLife]

Not really. Too small. I just use a hose for now.

[@TREK1305]

Great vid sir

[@RidgeLife]

Thank you.

[@philgersbach6735]

Could you explain your water hose airriation set up? I do not have a water system near my pond and every pond airriation system I look into are very expensive. Do you have an affordable idea I could try? Thanks.

[@RidgeLife]

I just ran a long hose with nozzle and keep it running when hot and sunny.

[@zzman5306]

Maybe add some barley straw pellets

[@RidgeLife]

What does that do? Thx

[@zzman5306]

​@@RidgeLifeClears water by limiting algae growth

[@RidgeLife]

@@zzman5306 nice!

[@tarpanc34]

just roll a big ass round bail of hay . let it float around and wait a months time you will be amazed what your pond turns into.. nuff said

[@RidgeLife]

Wow! Cool

[@johnnywalker1908]

Fos

[@bonnieschnurbusch1235]

What is the name of the bacteria killer you used?

[@RidgeLife]

API POND ALGAEFIX Algae control- amzn.to/3jjeWbd APPLIED BIOCHEMISTS Bacti-Klear Aquatic Microbial Blend- amzn.to/37fsXB4

[@benyates496]

Where do I buy the Bacticlear? Or how do you spell it to find it?

[@RidgeLife]

I got it on Amazon. Should be a link in the description. Thanks!

[@macholliday2996]

You definitely need a bigger fountain...one should be enough if IT is big enought to handle the volume of the pond.....I mean ...you have a hose spraying, a couple of mallard duck pumps and a mini pump going and it will take you a LONG time to get that pond water CLEAN.....,,,Spend a little more MONEY and BUY a BIGGER Fountain pump that can handle that ponds volume....keep the fountain going and Keep your Pond clean and clear.....

[@RidgeLife]

Very true!

[@user-oc5kw2yo4z]

Where we buy that product in philipines

[@RidgeLife]

The Amazon links are in the description. Thx!

[@kayangel5042]

Local pond in Bracknell uk is black

[@RidgeLife]

Ugh!

[@zzman5306]

Try some clarifier?

[@RidgeLife]

@@zzman5306 not sure clarifier is fish safe but worth investigating.

[@zzman5306]

​@@RidgeLifeThere are fish safe ones.

[@strugglersfarm5428]

What the muck is going on here lol

[@RidgeLife]

Nasty!

[@bagermaster-club]

Bottom deposits can be removed with a dirty water pump.

[@RidgeLife]

Great idea.

[@karenshort3880]

I call the muck sludge.

[@RidgeLife]

Yup I feel ya.

[@philipbacon3743]

Plants? What plants?

[@RidgeLife]

There are some!

[@philipbacon3743]

I only said that 'cause in my experience (30 years with natural in-ground ponds) where you have a natural balance of plants, animals, and water, you will not experience long, repetitive periods of 'algal bloom'. Quite likely you will get a bit in the late winter/early spring but once the established pond plants start re-growth for the coming warmer months that algae will be out-competed and die away quite quickly, almost overnight. You should never have to use a manufactured product in a natural pond...any pond for that matter.@@RidgeLife

[@CastleHives]

Nasty. . How often have you had too do this?

[@RidgeLife]

First time since I’ve been there.

[@FirstAmericaFirst]

rotting vegetation and lawn fertilizer causes this.

[@RidgeLife]

Yes, lots of dead leaves over time.

[@timothycampbell4704]

Check out pond diy it's safe and turns the water blue

[@RidgeLife]

Nice thx

[@suziefontes6069]

@@RidgeLife looking on the info for the solar fountain and how did you anchor it

[@RidgeLife]

I used a brick and fishing line. It’s still going but way too small for my pond.

[@Amazighi-NJ]

wrong papa algae never goes away only by removing it with rack

[@RidgeLife]

Hmm. Mine’s good now. Thx.

[@philgersbach6735]

Is this harmful to livestock?

[@RidgeLife]

Once it dissipates no. But would wait to expose them.

[@davidyoders8854]

Plastic lawn rake.

[@RidgeLife]

In the middle of a large pond?

[@davidyoders8854]

@@RidgeLife yes in a inner tube. If I’m being lazy yellow nylon rope with a couple pcs of insulation

[@cd1168]

This is a fallacy. Those leaves turn to silt. That chemical isn’t getting rid of it. To clean you need to drain and clean it out. He seems like a nice guy but I don’t know what he’s trying to do here

[@RidgeLife]

Just following the directions on the bottle. Seemed to work well for me!

[@cd1168]

@@RidgeLife if you’re reading directions off of a battle that miraculously removes pond silt then you have no business spreading this information. It’s only entertainment not reality. But those bottles are expensive so an uninformed guy gets suckered into buying this “mystery” oil on your recommendation