Duck Pond [FINISHED]

[NoahSully]

Do you have any plants or algae on the sides yet? That helps with water quality too. The only plants I’ve been able to keep are lizards tail - the ducks eat everything else. Little buggers!

No, I dont have algae yet

 

[CrystaBub]

No, I dont have algae yet

Ok maybe a few more weeks if the temps don't drop too much. keep me posted! It took my pond a few weeks to get it's own ecosystem just right.

 

[Jpat]

You can buy beneficial bacteria starter at petsmart, Its the Bacteria that cleans the ammonia out of the water

Seeing certain algea is just a sighn of good health that comes alot after beneficial bacteria

 

[llombardo]

Wait--algae is good? I've been scrubbing it off weekly...

 

[llombardo]

So what plants can be used? I could technically put a thin layer of rocks and plant some around the sides. Can live plants you would use in an aquarium be used? Are there any that are edible for ducks? I haven't done live plants in a while for tank because of snails.

 

[NoahSully]

Wait--algae is good? I've been scrubbing it off weekly...

Yeah the filter that we use have bio filters that are supposed to grow beneficial bacteria

 

[CrystaBub]

@llombardo yeah - don't scrub off the algae until it gets so thick you can't stand it anymore (unsightly). It is a natural filter and provides oxygen. Also the ducks will eat it and the bugs that live in it. Good luck finding plants - my ducks have eaten everything except the lizards tail.

@NoahSully is right - the pond filter system has a bio filter to help grow good bacteria. I supplement with the beneficial bacteria like @Jpat said bc there's just so much poop so I need a LOT of good bacteria LOL.