Always take the time to review and follow the instructions with each package of product you use to treat your pond. The results of not following those directions can be horrible. I have seen people kill off all the live stock in a pond and not by some sort of poison effect either. I have seen ponds where to much of a herbicide was used and it killed off all the plant life in and around the pond. This caused a sudden change in oxygen levels which in turn caused all of the pond life to perish.
Treating your pond should always be done in a controlled way. It is always my suggestion to treat no more than half your pond at one time. This is especially true with chemicals that can cause more of an impact, such as a herbicide. This is less true for lake and pond dye unless you are trying to make a very strong color change. You are probably safe to use copper sulfate to kill spot algae around an entire pond all at once too. However, it may be best to wait a few days between each treatment of any kind to see how the pond reacts and to allow your pond life to acclimate.
At Pond Care Direct we sell only products from Sanco Industries. They have various documents and web links available to help with application and dosing of these products. If you should have any questions, please contact us at info@pondcaredirect.com anytime.
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