Had my pond four years fitted a uv filter, got five gold fish, a good pump, lilly pads, parrots feather and two tench, blanket weed keeps coming back, water is clear, weed is green help please, does any one know how o get rid of it, fed up now lol
skiprat

Either constantly take it out until you defeat it or get some stuff that you add to the water that is safe to fish and most plants but kills that weed. Not sure what its called tho.

Put a bunch of barley in the pond. Sounds wierd but that's waht my parents do. No idea where they get it from unless it's just out of a field!

Put a bunch of barley in the pond

Should be Barley straw and most aquatic shops will sell small net bags of the stuff.

Thanks guys not tried the barley thing yet, and if I pull any more of the weed out I will go mad, does any one know a good recipie for it, if you do I could make a fortune out of cooking it and selling it. lol
any more advice welcome thankyou
skiprat

Don't know about blanket weed, but if your pond is murky, you should buy some organic watercress from the supermarket, root it up in some water, then put it in your pond. That clears the water a treat.

hi ya skip
ive got the same problem sadly there is not much you can do at this time of the year its the sun what causes it to bloom i have to clean my filter 2 times aweek you could try the blankett weed killer but it is expensive £10for a tub full im going to try the barley straw you can get it little bails what float around the pond will let you know more if its working best regars steve,,,

the only way to remove it or prevent it is to stop the sunlight hitting the water. the uv rays encourage growth.
i hade the same problem a few years ago & i combination of the following helped.
increase plant life , lillies etc when they grow, ought to cover 50% of the pond surface .
barley straw is ineffective for all but alittle of the stuff,pop in a couple of new fish, i think it is orfe that eat the stuff faster than gold fish - but not fast enough to clear your pond up (think of the belly)
in march /april pop a few drops of anti algae stuff from the pet shop - this dies the water blue & prevents the uv rays getting to work.
hope it works for you - however you could be fighting a loosing battle this year as the sun has already started work on pond water.

Originally posted by sanman
Should be Barley straw and most aquatic shops will sell small net bags of the stuff. this does work, and if you can afford it put in a few small grass carp they will keep the weed down

Most Aquatic places have something that you can add to the water now that slows the growth down... and it does actually work... think its called blacket remover or something.

Not that expensive either. They say you only need to do it once every 3 months or something too.

Thankyu for all your advice, will let you know how we get on will try some of the things suggested.
Skip rat

if you want a permanat solution to your problem don't use the chemicals or barley straw they are a complete waste of money all you need is a laguna magnit you fit it between your pomp and your filter and it costs £29.99 :thumbsup:

Hi There, Laguna magnet sounds good what does it do and where do I get one? and thankyou for your help in this frustrating matter, still no one has come up with a use for the stuff surley it can be used for something LOL
Skip rat

you can get the from any good water garden centre try sheffield aquatics on Langsett Rd or online at

aquatics wharehouse (http://www.aquatics-warehouse.co.uk/acatalog/aquarium_supplies_BLANKET_WEED_PROBLEMS_168.html)

Thankyou for that I will go and have a look this weekend, and see what they have got, and let you know if we mannage to get rid of the problem.
Skiprat.