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I moved into my house that had a fish pond that needed alot of work. The water is very dirty so I was wondering what is the best way to clean it up. It has no filter/pumping system so I figured I would start there. I had to buy a new liner due to a puncture. The pond is about 13'x 11'

Does anyone use the U/V filters in there ponds?
How well do those actually work?
Will it clean up the water so I can see to the bottom? (4ft)

You need to figure out the gallons in your pond before you buy a pump. Most liners be pacthed instead of replaced to save you los of time, money and frustration. CleenGreen Algaeicde is the fastest way to breakdown the algae. Koi clay will help to clump the dead algae and toxicans toghter making them easier to remove.If you would like you can send me an email and I can forward articles on fixing a leak, and selecting a pump. Have a great day. Sincerely, Gail email richdeer3@yahoo.com

the PEA SOUP or single cell algae is definitly going on without the presence of decent filtration. Bio filtration would help combat the amount of algae in the pond and not act as a BANDAID like many of the ALGAE KILLERS in a bottle. The good bio bugs that colonize on filter material compete with the single cell for food. They outnumber the single cell and literally starve them out.
Uv's area topic that is hot on the debate list. Some swear by them... others say they don't do a thing. I'm for the later ,.. except when in some ponds it helps for a fast fix until proper filtration can be installed.

I had a pond that tipped 700 gallons--- complete pea soup in the hot summer temps here in south texas. I installed 2 55gal drums with bio ribbon and 5 filter pads... I took BIO SEEDED pads from another pond and introduced them into the system. I ran a 2200gph external on the system. The pond went from PEA SOUP to CLEAR in 4 days !!! amazing difference !
I have pics somewhere if you'ld like to see them !!
--my ponds--