While an copper is a great start to killing off algae in most any pond it is not by any means the best way to take care of algae issues.
Always start with a good dye used at the proper level. This will lower sunlight penetration and will keep down the amount of algae that forms. However, dye has no active ingredient and does not kill or stop algae growth.
Bacterial products are made to help lower algae counts by eating/destroying the waste found in ponds which lowers the food the algae has to feed on. Note that you should never treat with this product right before using any copper based product. It's always best to apply this a day or two after copper is applied.
The third product that should be used is a copper based product that can be used to help lower and kill algae over time. There are several copper based products in liquid and dry form that can do this. In general these products will be effective for about a month and will need to be reapplied in a timely manner to help.
The last part of the mix should be dry products like copper sulfate or other similiar products that are great for spot treatment or to help aid the other treatments when issues occur. Another reason to limit the use of this product as a primary solution is that it kills off beneficial bacteria in your pond which help to keep waste levels down as well as the bottom of the pond cleaner.
Following the steps above will keep algae down, the pond cleaner and nicer to look at all the time. It will also limit the amount of copper sulfate or other simliar products from being used which can be costly and time consuming to apply.
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