Things You'll Need
- Netting or garden fencing
- Wood stakes
- Nail gun and nails
- UV light
- Large aquatic plants
Instructions
Drain the pond and put in some large plants, which will consume the nitrates that the waste produces at a faster rate and in greater quantities than the algae. In effect, you are starving the algae. But since turtles like to eat plants, you will have to build a fence around the plants.
Drive wooden stakes around the plants and staple the netting to them, pulling tight around the bottoms and tops. Be sure plants are completely enclosed. You can also use garden fencing, bending it to fit around the stakes and stapling it in place with a nail gun.
Place the UV light in line with your pond filter to help kill algae as it passes through the filter.
Refill the pond. It will take a little while for the algae to die.