Purple Pond water

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• Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

  January 2019

  I can't find any references relating to this bacteria and ponds.
  I did read that the RR bacteria thrives at temperatures around 33c and are not happy with temps below 14c, so if you're in the UK it's probably not RR.
  
  I did find this article though which may give some relief

  
  Billericay - Essex
  
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• Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889

  January 2019

  How big is this "pond/lake"? if it's decent size, I'd not worry about as you'd have a heck of a job clearing it. I've found the water to be purple when I've lifted lilies to split them in spring, but it sorts itself out as the season goes on

  Devon.

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• The Tennis Court Posts: 2

  January 2019

  We are in the UK and the pond/lake is very small.  There are three of them which feed into each other.  It is the middle one which is just 3 metres by about 2 metres, so clearing it is possible.  Maybe it will sort itself out though.  Thanks.
  

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