In reply to Post #15
Ok i agree to a extent . But on the fordy complex my favourite lake stour lake is realy rich in weed , so much that it is known to have a blue die added to kill it off with not much sucsess .
This is on the fordwich complex and aparently in same boat , fordwich also has a few hidden weed beds and is deep in places ...
Is stonar ok just asking as that is oppersit at 90 ft in places , cant member being that weedy tho . Stinky rubber silt but cant member much weed
Ok i agree to a extent . But on the fordy complex my favourite lake stour lake is realy rich in weed , so much that it is known to have a blue die added to kill it off with not much sucsess .
This is on the fordwich complex and aparently in same boat , fordwich also has a few hidden weed beds and is deep in places ...
Is stonar ok just asking as that is oppersit at 90 ft in places , cant member being that weedy tho . Stinky rubber silt but cant member much weed
In reply to Post #13
I'm no expert mate, listening and learning from others and trying to apply that to the specifics of my place.
Planting marginal plants such as iris and various reeds helps lock up available nutrients, leaving less for the algae. Maintaining winds lanes seems to have helped massively on my small tree surrounded pool, as has the aeration windmill. Many swear by the use of dye and or barley straw extract. I've made and used the extract in the past, but decided to go without this year, so far all's good.
I'm no expert mate, listening and learning from others and trying to apply that to the specifics of my place.
Planting marginal plants such as iris and various reeds helps lock up available nutrients, leaving less for the algae. Maintaining winds lanes seems to have helped massively on my small tree surrounded pool, as has the aeration windmill. Many swear by the use of dye and or barley straw extract. I've made and used the extract in the past, but decided to go without this year, so far all's good.
In reply to Post #15
Describes my water to a T, like you very few algae blooms. Plenty of access for wind from all compass points makes a big difference in my view.
Describes my water to a T, like you very few algae blooms. Plenty of access for wind from all compass points makes a big difference in my view.
This diagram shows the difference between a nutritionally balanced water with submerged weed being dominant, and a high nutrient eutrophic water that is dominated by algae.
The weedy lake (dotted line) has gentle but sustainable swings from day to night with less fluctuations in dissolved oxygen levels.
The algae rich lake (solid line) shows massive swings between day and night. The water may have massive super saturation of oxygen during the day but at night and just before dawn there will be an extremely low oxygen level.
The weedy lake (dotted line) has gentle but sustainable swings from day to night with less fluctuations in dissolved oxygen levels.
The algae rich lake (solid line) shows massive swings between day and night. The water may have massive super saturation of oxygen during the day but at night and just before dawn there will be an extremely low oxygen level.
In reply to Post #17
Hope it stays that way for you Andy
It's shame that people don't seem to want to fish weedy lakes, I guess marginal planting can be a bit of a substitute to the weed beds.
I love a bit of weed personally, can't imagine a solid drop everywhere you cast, but I suppose it's just what you are used to.
Thanks for the visual aid Baitman, very clear.
Hope it stays that way for you Andy
It's shame that people don't seem to want to fish weedy lakes, I guess marginal planting can be a bit of a substitute to the weed beds.
I love a bit of weed personally, can't imagine a solid drop everywhere you cast, but I suppose it's just what you are used to.
Thanks for the visual aid Baitman, very clear.
In reply to Post #20
Cheers mate, fingers crossed.
I am waiting on having some weed delivered. After a bit of research I decided on Willow Herb. It's indigenous, non invasive, slow growing and only grows to a maximum height of two feet. Sounds like a perfect option for somewhere like mine, using up more of the available nutrients whilst providing some great habitat and not creating loads of extra work in the future.
Cheers mate, fingers crossed.
I am waiting on having some weed delivered. After a bit of research I decided on Willow Herb. It's indigenous, non invasive, slow growing and only grows to a maximum height of two feet. Sounds like a perfect option for somewhere like mine, using up more of the available nutrients whilst providing some great habitat and not creating loads of extra work in the future.
In reply to Post #1
What were CDAA doing in terms of oxygen readings and aerators during these high risk conditions?
What were CDAA doing in terms of oxygen readings and aerators during these high risk conditions?