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Fountain Chemicals What can you do if your OUTSIDE water feature' or fountain water turns green? First you have to understand why it turns green. Small organisms called algae start to multiply and grow in the water, they feed from the nutrients in the water and use sunlight to help this process. If you can remove the sunlight, this is the safest option. It is easy to do. Do not have your feature or fountain in direct sunlight. Do not have all the water exposed to sunlight, this can be done if you have a sump with a lid and only the moving water is exposed. It should also be noted that it is NOT because the water is moving that it does not turn green, it will, it will just take considerably longer. If it is possible you should empty the water and replace it with clean fresh water. There is a "last resort" You can add "Chlorine" or "Bromine" tablets which are available from any good swimming pool supply company. This is for fountain use only. Please bear in mind that these will also kill anything living in the water including fish, and since the algae which turned the water green is living, it will kill that too. Please bear in mind that if you do use either of the above you should also use a test kit to check the water. How do commercial fountains do it? They have a pump chamber, and often there will be an automatic "dosing system" which adds the correct amount of chemicals as and when required. NEVER overdose the pool, and always keep any chemicals away from children. Warning: Always read the instructions. We can not be held responsible for what you actually do.
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