Keeping your own pond in a country house is modern and fashionable. But it requires constant care, because as a result of biological processes occurring in a non-flowing body of water, an accumulation of algae can form. Read about why tina appears in the pond, as well as how to get rid of it, read on.
What is tina and reasons for appearing in a pond
Tina is defined as a cluster of plants living in a pond. This concept often means all cultures that grow in places of water accumulation: flowering (lilies, duckweed, etc.) and spore. But the definition of “tina” is best nevertheless attributed to a heterogeneous ecological group, that is, algae consisting of photoautotrophic unicellular, colonial or multicellular organisms that live in a reservoir.
Spore spores are clusters of a green or blue-green hue floating in the pond or covering its bottom. Lumps of algae are mucous to the touch, often they accumulate gases. With strong fouling of the water surface by these organisms, a phenomenon called “water bloom” occurs. It leads to the complete coverage of the water surface by floating spore lumps, as a result of which the entire pond acquires a green or bluish tint.
Important! With a strong reproduction of algae, their old parts die and cause putrefactive processes that poison the water and emit unpleasant odors into the air. Therefore, it is important to cleanse water bodies from the accumulation of spore in a timely manner.
The reasons for the appearance of a large number of spore:
- Lack of oxygen in the water. To eutrophication (oxygen reduction) leads to an overabundance of organic substances that occurs due to water pollution from fallen leaves, branches from trees, the introduction of fish food in larger quantities than required.
- The population of the pond with frogs, lizards.
- The period of the larval stage in dragonflies and caddis flies.
- Shallowing due to long absence of rain and temperature increase up to + 30 ° С and more.
Mud prevention
In order for the pond not to become overgrown with mud, it is necessary to timely carry out preventive measures aimed at eliminating the causes of the appearance of algae. If you make competent care of the pond, you can avoid its blooming, thereby protecting its inhabitants from extinction.
To prevent the occurrence of spore using the following methods:
- enrichment of water with oxygen;
- cleansing of vegetable debris;
- the use of bacterial agents.
Oxygen enrichment
Enrichment of water with oxygen will prevent the formation of algae. Therefore, already during the construction of this reservoir, it is necessary to take care of installing bottom aeration. The construction of a fountain will also help to solve the problem of air exchange. But if the above methods are not available, oxygen is saturated with a compressor that supplies air or a floating aeration system.
Timely cleaning
Water in the pond must be regularly cleaned of vegetable debris. Fallen leaf plates and shoots are collected using a net. You should not expect until more debris accumulates on the surface of the water, it is better to remove it immediately, because spore bacteria multiply very quickly and delay can provoke their development. To avoid the grueling work of cleansing the water from the leaves in the autumn, the pond can be covered with a fine net, on which they will fall.
Video: quick cleaning of a reservoir
The use of special tools
Bacteriological preparations are also used against the growth of tina. Their action is aimed at suppressing photosynthesis in plant cells and blocking the development of bacteria. These funds are presented in a large assortment, they can be purchased in specialized stores. Using bacteriological preparations, one should strictly follow the instructions and do not exceed the dosage.
Important! Chemicals such as chlorine can be used to suppress algae formation. But this tool should be used only on condition that the pond is not inhabited by fish and other living organisms.
How to get rid of tina if she has already appeared
Pond cleaning should be regular. But a person does not always manage to cope with the formation of algae only by preventive methods. If the body of water is heavily polluted by spore organisms, immediate action should be taken, because their large concentration leads to the extinction of fish in the pond. Also putrefactive processes resulting from the death of old algae exude an unpleasant odor.
Plant seating
To prevent the pond from overgrowing with mud, you can use a bioplate with a depth of not more than 70 cm. Creating artificial shallow water will allow you to clean and brighten the water. The bioplate will act as a natural filter for the pond. It is built on a shallow area, where the bottom is covered with fine gravel with a layer 15 cm wide.
An educated bioplate is planted with such plants as:
- hornwort;
- swamp calamus;
- reeds;
- cattail;
- swamp iris.
Using a pump installed in a reservoir, it is necessary to ensure the circulation of water through an artificially formed plateau. The liquid passing through it is filtered by gravel and plant roots. Thus, the bioplato will rid water of unwanted algae.
Special equipment
To cleanse algae from a pond, you can use special equipment that can be easily purchased at a specialized store or ordered online.
Among the most popular in the fight against mud are the following devices:
- scrimmer;
- water vacuum cleaner.
A scrimmer is a filter used to clean the top layer of water in a pond. They make the procedure because the surface of the liquid contains the most plant residues, grease, dust, etc. The collected water is filtered off and returned to the reservoir. A water vacuum cleaner allows you to deal with pollution of the bottom of a pond.
Did you know? As a result of the symbiosis of algae and fungi, lichens appeared.
It is intended:
- for cleaning from silt and clay;
- collecting lumps of algae and other plant debris.
The use of drugs and other means
Fighting mud in the pond is possible with the help of chemical and bacteriological agents.
Among the biological products can be identified:
- “Algicide M” (20 ml per 10 m³);
- “Bio tank 800” (0.8 kg per 20 m³);
- Pond Trit (250 g per 50 m³);
- "Microzyme Pond Trit" (5 gr. Per 1 m²).
Cleaning with chemicals means complete disinfection of water. The use of these drugs prevents the accumulation of sludge, the spread of fungal spores. To clean the pond from a large amount of algae, sorption cleaning with zeolite (10 kg per 50 m³) is used.
Did you know? Algae can have a size from one micron to 50 m in length.
Fouling of the pond with mud is an unpleasant phenomenon, mainly due to a lack of oxygen in the water and an increase in air temperature. To avoid "blooming water" it is necessary to observe preventive measures, which consist in timely care of the reservoir.
