Algae - Green water causes and solution 1
Everything necessary has been done to have a relaxing and amusing environment and you are indeed ready to enjoy your garden. Within days however you started noticing your pool water turning green. Just like several other new gardeners I know you will panic.
There is no need to panic. Green water is inevitable and a natural change in water caused by algae.
Algae are the product of tiny spores that are drifting about everywhere that thrive under the influence of sunlight and warmth combined with high carbondioxide and dissolved mineral contents in the water.
In a newly stocked pool there is always high mineral salt content as a result of plant soil dissolving in tap water. Since the new plants have not yet develop the growth needed to cut off much of the light at the surface, and also use up a lot of mineral salts, sunlight will have more effect during this early period, and the result will be a change of garden pool water colour.
It’s natural to find algae wherever there is light and water. Algae are simple types of plant life ranging in form from microscopic specks to seaweeds. There are several types of algae. We have the free-swimming algae, the filamentous forms, and the blanketweed among others.
In the second part of this article we will discuss some of these algae forms and even look at the possible precautions and solutions available.
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