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TexLaProgressive

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39. The standard treatment for algae in ponds is chelated copper.

Tue Jun 16, 2026, 12:55 PM

17 hrs ago

If done in the right amounts it inhibits algae growth but wont harm fish and birds. I was thinking copper sulfate but it tends to stain, so the chelated copper is better.

Of course this would require testing and maintenance, but the people with the knowledge and intellegence were fired by musk so we get muck.

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The standard treatment for algae in ponds is chelated copper. TexLaProgressive 17 hrs ago #39

What about the water in the Potomac tidal basin it recirculates from? blue_jay 16 hrs ago #42

If that doesn't work... lame54 16 hrs ago #43