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2 pinches dpendent on bath size used it years ago when first got in to pigeons hope your keeping well

best thing for alge is concrete      i e fill the pond with it im sick of trying  why in quarrys is the water always clear

Quoted from Rose

I tried that didnt find it worked very well think i might clean the pond out and start again

done it rose but you cant keep doing it a man i know has koi with no plant life in his pond crstal clear but its not a pond  just four walls with water in

Quoted from tomo68

Is it ok to use Pattasium Permanganate in the pigeons bath water as i was told to use it by a person by me who is in the raceing club.

did you know it also gets rid of scabies  wonder if it will do lice

Quoted from ChrisMaidment08

best thing for alge is concrete      i e fill the pond with it im sick of trying  why in quarrys is the water always clear

Because they don't have plastic liners

nor have i painted with  rflexable butol stuff

Quoted from ChrisMaidment08

nor have i painted with  rflexable butol stuff

Same thing in a tin

yep  but have alot of pond plants it is 20 6 3deep

hi i use for drinking water, 5 grams to one gallon of water,this is your stock soloution,then add from the soloution,10 mls to every pint of water in the drinkers.i give on a sun and mon.kind regards p dordin

hyperdrug, pigeon pharmacy,selling p p at less than £2 inc pp for 25 grams

have you got the web address for them

a small pinch between finger and thumb is adequate for a pigeon bath just enough to colour the water

Quoted from invalidusername

How long have they been operating?  Is it stocked with fish?  What sort of sunlight is it exposed to?

questions, questions

pond is now very clear just took a while

Quoted from tomo68

i was told to use some hay in a net & that supposed to soak up the algi

must be barley straw hay will not work

Quoted from tractorboy

got a small jar yesterday £1 .20. not sure how much to use  please !

i always use what i can get on end of a matchstick, thats enough to colour the water ,

put too much in other day me whites ( pigeons ) gone a bit yellow !  

Quoted from Rose

I get it out and have look

The UV filter would be in line between the pump and the filter. It works by coagulating the fine algae particles into larger ones which can be removed by filtration.

The other method is to place barley straw in the pond at the start of the year. The straw starts to becompose and releases an enzyme which stops the algae forming. It takes a while to work but it is effective.

Some day you will thank me for that rubbish.

I have tried to find my old recipe for Potassium Permanganate in drinking water without success.
Has anybody got the correct recipe please, was something like disolve a teaspoon in water then dilute in a gallon of water, but not 100%

Help!

hi jimmy,pigeon pharmacy is all so know as hyperdrug,they are in the bhw,or just type in hyperdrug.when you get on the home page,type in potassium permanganate.kind regards p dordin

Quoted from ChrisMaidment08

best thing for alge is concrete      i e fill the pond with it im sick of trying  why in quarrys is the water always clear

Chriss. A big handfull of barley straw tied up tight. Either put it in your filter reservoir or tie a weight and sink it in the pond. This definitely works as I have used it. It takes a good 2 or 3 weeks to kick in. Do not keep changing the water as you will only be back to square one. You should only change 20% at the most every couple of months to remove any built up toxins if you have fish etc. The fact that there is algae means you have a good healthy pond and I'll bet that's why the doos liked to drink it. Now a question for you. I aquired two young birds the other day, just weaned and when I got them out the box the smaller of the two had a sore eye. Treated with golden eye and it seemed to get better but the wee bird seems very weak. I have it locked in a nestbox away from the others. This morning both eyes looked puffed up. Made sure it was eating and gave it some honey water. Don't want to loose it as it is a lovely wee doo but seems quite weak. It's nest mate is a fine healthy and strong bird. Any advice greatly appreciated. Cheers.