The Best Clearing Algae From Pond

Algae are notorious enemies in your pond. They lurk in the pond like killers, and their larger population destroy everything in your most precious water feature. Although algae pose threats, you can keep them at bay, and thanks to advancement in technology, it's only a lazy pondkeeper will get a problematic pond.

The latest, or say best, technology we have so far and the best pond algae treatment is the Ultraviolet equipments that come in sterilizers, clarifier, and pond filter. Although these are available in separate units, it is important to buy at least two units as combination to achieve the best result. Otherwise, maintain proper pond keeping and then let those equipments do the extra work for you.

When choosing UV pond filter, be particular with the size and the strength of the equipment. Larger ponds should have bigger UV filters as well to handle the volume of the water. An 8 watt UV pond filter kills algae faster than 4 watts. Other considerations when choosing the UV size are the number of fish stocked, the amount of sunlight, and the condition of the algae blooms or green water.

UV clarifiers and sterilizers are often treated the same, although they are different products. UV sterilizers are used to sterilize the pond water to remove unwanted bacteria and green pond algae, whereas UV clarifier works solely to kill green algae using ultraviolet light.

What size of UV clarifier or sterilizer suits my pond? If your pond contains more fish than the normal, you will need higher wattage of UV unit to kill the existing algae. Also, if the pond is buit in an area that receives direct sunlight, it is more likely to need more UV wattage because algae are more active in hot weather. However, cooler water needs less UV light.

Small to medium sized pond need low to medium powered UV clarifier. Bigger ponds need much high powered UV sterilizer that kills algae and sterilize the water from unlikely elements such as microbes, bacteria, and parasites.

There are variety of advantages UV light can give. They kill only those floating green algae that are exposed directly to the UVC light. UV clarifiers and sterilizers. It works best only when the right size and installation are taken care of properly. Expect your pond to be as clear and healthy as possible.

Nevertheless, there are limitations to the capabilities of UV clarifiers and sterilizers. First, UV light does not destroy the bad algae such as blanket weed, string algae, and other varieties that are not exposed directly to UV light. Next, both UV clarifiers and sterilizers do not work with other pond treatments. And last, UV clarifiers do not sterilize the pond water, so it is important to purchase at least the two products together. There are also other algae remover products that you may use as supplement to the UV clarifiers and sterilizer.