Things You'll Need
- Soft brush
- Barley straw bundle
- Pond or pool vaccum
Instructions
Pull or pick out all excess algae you can reach with the soft brush. Also make sure your pond pump is not clogged and is working efficiently.
Add plant life to the pond, such as water lilies and other types of floating plants. These plants will decrease the amount of nutrients in the pond and allow less sunlight to enter the pond. This will reduce algae levels.
Place one barley straw bundle for every 1,000 gallons of water in the pond. These bundles will decrease the levels of nutrients for algae to feed on. Also add nitrifying bacteria to the pond to further starve algae.
Vacuum the bottom of the pond regularly. This will suck up loose algae and nutrients.