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Old 06-03-2021, 07:40 PM
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Originally Posted by JGVillages View Post
My front yard fountain with the warm weather has developed a light (green) algae cover at the bottom. I have been adding algaecide clarifier that does not stop the problem. It was suggested to try hydrogen peroxide which also doesn’t work. I know I will probably have to drain the fountain, clean the bottom and refil, but I don’t want the same problem to start all over again. Any suggestions to remedy the problem will be appreciated.
Hello...we were having the same problem...I did not want to use the algaecide because birds bath and drink from our fountain. I scrubbed the fountain after my husband took it all apart, so we again started with a CLEAN fountain. I read about the hydrogen peroxide so wanted to give it a try cause said safe for critters. That was all about one month to six weeks ago. Every time I add water I add some peroxide, at least one cup , and to this day the fountain has stayed CLEAN and CLEAR...so happy. I think the trick was that I started with a fresh scrubbed fountain. Hoping this also helps you!