The best way to achieve purified pond water free from impurities and algae blooms is to use a combined biological UVC pond filter. A pond UV filter combines biological filtration and ultra violet clarification in a single unit.
This amazing piece of pond keeping equipment will not only save you money compared with using a separate UV system and pond filter but is also guaranteed to be compatible.
Bigger Is Better in Pond Keeping!
The golden rule of pond keeping is to always go bigger if in doubt about the size of equipment needed. The same applies to the choice of UVC pond filter. Using a higher wattage UVC model will ensure quicker destruction of green pond algae. This combined with a high surface area pond filter media such as Supra (Alfagrog in the UK) and plenty of oxygen will guarantee healthy, ammonia and green algae free pond water.
Algae blooms use up oxygen and produce high levels of oxygen at night time. Excessive algae blooms have been known to cause the death of expensive Koi and other pond fish by suffocation.
How To Determine The Wattage Needed
- The higher the number of fish living in your garden pond the higher the wattage of the UV unit needed.
- If your pond is situated in a sunny area and not in the shade then you will need more UV wattage; increased sun equals increased levels of floating algae.
- The deeper your fish pond, the cooler the pond water temperature will be. Cooler water requires less UV light in order to destroy floating algae.
- If you have a small fish pond then you will only need a low powered UV clarifier. If you have a large pond then you may be better off with a UV sterilizer or a high powered UV clarifier.
Common Pond Algae Varieties
- The good algae are the small algae that you commonly see attached to nearly every available surface in the fish pond. This algae species grows to about half an inch long and your fish nibble away at it.
- String algae such as blanketweed, grows very quickly and can be a real nuisance once established. Barley straw is often used to inhibit the development of this particular pest.
- Planktonic green algae is particularly deadly at night time, when it uses the oxygen in the pond water and produces carbon dioxide.
Avoid the death of your pond fish and use a combined UVC pond filter to guarantee no more algae blooms and ammonia problems.
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