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  • 8 June 2018 at 17:05 #77431
    Paul T
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      Dear All

      Does anybody know what has been added to the water at New Brighton boating lake to make it appear blue?

      The water has the appearance of Elsan Blue but without the peculiar smell.

      Paul

      8 June 2018 at 17:05 #8158
      Paul T
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        8 June 2018 at 17:53 #77433
        Cookie
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          @cookie15923

          Paul , Maybe they have just given it a good clean out ,years ago i had a issue with algi in my pond and on the advice of my local aquatic guy i added a cup full of this liquid and the water turned a amazing blue colour and it did indeed cure the algi ,maybe that's why ?

          Dave yes

          8 June 2018 at 18:05 #77435
          Paul T
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            Hi Cookie

            It could be something like that, the club members certainly keep the water and surrounding area very clean, whilst I was there I witnessed one of the members fishing out some wind blown rubbish with a sieve on a stick.

            Paul

            8 June 2018 at 18:06 #77436
            Gareth Jones
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              Paul,

              It's almost certainly a blue dye added to the water to reduce the penetration of sunlight into the pond and inhibit the growth of weed. Its is quite commonly used now that the use of herbicides to kill the weeds is banned.

              If you want the full technical details there is an article here:- **LINK**

              Gareth

              8 June 2018 at 18:28 #77437
              Paul T
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                @pault84577

                Hi Gareth

                Thank you for the information as it certainly seems to answer the question yes

                Paul

                8 June 2018 at 23:11 #77445
                Chris Fellows
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                  Yes, they must have used that at Knightcote, as the water there is a very unnatural blue.

                  Obviously environmentally friendly as I saw a load of tadpoles, a newt and plenty of large fish.

                  Chris

                  9 June 2018 at 07:39 #77447
                  Cookie
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                    @cookie15923

                    Yes i was able to leave the fish in when i put the liquid in , i seem to remember the blue tint lasted a couple of months .

                    Dave wink

                    9 June 2018 at 20:11 #77458
                    Chris Fellows
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                      @chrisfellows72943

                      Few photos from Knightcote:

                      TadpolesBig FishHydropro Affinity

                      9 June 2018 at 20:29 #77459
                      Paul T
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                        @pault84577

                        Hi Chris

                        Yes it looked just like your photos especially the last one, at one point when my boat was chewing up the waves it created a mass of bubbles in its wake and I thought that some wag had put detergent in the pond.

                        Paul

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