Pond Weed Control

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Pond Weed Control 2017-08-21 01:58:01 Post No. 1231250
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Pond Weed Control Anonymous 2017-08-21 01:58:01 Post No. 1231250 [Report]

Hello /diy/, recently I acquired a property, most of the lakes weren`t being used and are crowded with Aquatic weed, some of it had crystalline water and are full of fish.
Does any anon have experience with Aquatic Weed Control and have some tips in regards to it, I don`t want to toss herbicide in the river or anything of the sort, if there was a way to manually remove it I would appreciate it.
I`ve seen some websites on the matter like:
>http://weedersdigest.com/aquatic-weed-control/
But any anon knows of a better/simple way of doing it and keeping the rivers clean, for swiming and fishing?

Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:45:14 Post No.1231284
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:45:14 Post No.1231284 [Report]

>>1231250
Ducks do a great job. For algae use a bale of straw.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:56:10 Post No.1231290
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:56:10 Post No.1231290 [Report]

>>1231284
I have some 50 ducks but they stay at a pond nearby the house, the ponds I`m willing to clean 1 and a half klicks away from the house.
I`m not willing to use chemicals because some of the water gets pumped back home by a water mill system, not willing to turn that off and apply it either because this particular water flows into several smaller ones.
Reason why I wanted to try some aerator or remove it manually.
But thanks, much obliged.
Even if managed to put some ducks there they would soil the water that goes back home.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:58:03 Post No.1231292
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 03:58:03 Post No.1231292 [Report]

>>1231284
But if you mean putting up a bale of straw and hooking it into the tractor and then dragging it on the water, I can see that happening.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:04:58 Post No.1231293
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:04:58 Post No.1231293 [Report]

>>1231292
No. He means leaving a bale of barley straw in the pond. When it breaks down it releases chemicals which inhibits the growth of algae. Best time of year to do this is April/May.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:06:33 Post No.1231294
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:06:33 Post No.1231294 [Report]

>>1231293
OH, I see, thanks, I didn`t knew that.
10-4.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:52:42 Post No.1231303
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:52:42 Post No.1231303 [Report]

>>1231250
copper sulphate is good for weed control.
don't use too much it will kill the fish

Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:54:21 Post No.1231304
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:54:21 Post No.1231304 [Report]

>>1231303
I can`t use it anyhow, it`s flowing water, some of it gets pumped back to the house and other places/rivers, I don`t want to use chemicals.

Anonymous 2017-08-21 04:56:06 Post No.1231305
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 05:01:54 Post No.1231311
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Anonymous 2017-08-21 05:01:54 Post No.1231311 [Report]

>>1231305
What?
It could be done, if you strapped the barley on a rope attached to a truck, but it would be messy.
But I just realized how fucking stupid that is since you could simply attach something else that wasn`t so heavy.
The weed itself looks like grass and it`s somewhat heavy to drag out.