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Farmer-Rick

(12,834 posts)
19. Algae needs light to grow
Tue Jun 16, 2026, 01:51 PM
Yesterday

Algae dies in dark pipes. I move my water for animals into underground storage during summer to prevent algae growth so rapid that it blooms immediately when I pump it into their troughs.

The brilliant pedo Trump administration pumped the new water from an open water source with algae already in it. (Perhaps the Potomac or Anacostia rivers?) And it merely grew and thrived in the extra heat.

Most algae will die in about 7 days in the dark. Some very hardy types of algae will take about 2 weeks to die. But algae does not grow or survive in dark pipes. The pool was empty for about 6 weeks. Long enough to kill most all algae.

They should consider covering it with a black out tarp. That will kill it in about 2 weeks. Though I can't imagine a blackout tarp that big.

Also a salt pool would be more environmentally safe than all the chemicals they are pouring into the pool.

This is what happens when scientists are removed from the equation.

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8,000 liters is more than 2,000 gallons. Ocelot II Yesterday #1
Awhile...like by the end of djt's term in office. Algae is pesky stuff. nt allegorical oracle Yesterday #5
At least their not using the little bottles from walgreens BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #7
They're going to need bigger bottles LogDog75 Yesterday #26
I saw what you did there PCIntern Yesterday #37
I count 9 boxes in that pic, looks like 4 bottles/box. So he's got a whopping 36 gal. RockRaven Yesterday #58
How long before they put a tarp around the pool? RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Yesterday #2
Desperate calls being made to Elon: Attilatheblond Yesterday #51
Experts? We don't need no stinkin' experts! yellowcanine Yesterday #3
If this regime was made into a comdey movie Attilatheblond Yesterday #52
This is what I've been saying for a while. ShazzieB 15 hrs ago #72
Everything Trump touches turns shitty. yellowcanine Yesterday #4
It's More Than The Dark Paint ProfessorGAC Yesterday #6
Oh..ok BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #8
The algae would have come back anyhow. Ocelot II Yesterday #11
Agreed ProfessorGAC Yesterday #12
They could skim the algae off first and turn them into snacks... progressoid Yesterday #17
Trump Crackers. vanlassie Yesterday #18
And put them in a gold bag! progressoid Yesterday #21
I bet the maga experts didn't think about goose poo! erronis Yesterday #13
Do goose-stepping ICE goons produce goose poo? Dr. T Yesterday #38
But now it will come back faster! GenThePerservering Yesterday #23
We have the BEST algae! A big strong man, with tears in his eyes said 'Sir, how did you think to make so much algae?' Attilatheblond Yesterday #54
Algae needs light to grow Farmer-Rick Yesterday #19
Maybe they could use the tarp from the Kennedy Center. Realistically, though, Ocelot II Yesterday #22
Yeah algea can come from the environment Farmer-Rick Yesterday #42
It appears that algae problems are quite common in salt water pools, as well. Ocelot II Yesterday #44
Especially Cement/Concrete ProfessorGAC Yesterday #49
My brother had a saltwater pool for over a decade Farmer-Rick 13 hrs ago #78
That Makes Sense ProfessorGAC 11 hrs ago #83
The harsh chemicals used in Farmer-Rick Yesterday #60
if you are refering to sanitizing a pool with a salt system Kali Yesterday #56
Yeah, that's what I understood Farmer-Rick 13 hrs ago #79
oh for sure Kali 10 hrs ago #84
Good Points ProfessorGAC Yesterday #48
They should consider covering it with a black out tarp... kurtyboy 21 hrs ago #67
Yes they had to flush out the pipes before filling up the pool with "fresh" water FakeNoose Yesterday #32
Maybe President Know-it-all thought cheaper was better? calimary Yesterday #46
I'm no pool expert and I could have told them that... kentuck Yesterday #9
Anyone who's ever had an aquarium knows that algae will take over if you let it. Ocelot II Yesterday #63
Canadian? Obviously he's just saying that because he hates President Trump. tanyev Yesterday #10
They will need to add fountains. The Madcap Yesterday #14
Is that what's on the back of his hand? 3825-87867 Yesterday #15
Other Option wcollar Yesterday #16
We don't need no stinkin experts! LuckyLib Yesterday #20
Has trump figured out a way to blame Joe yet? 70sEraVet Yesterday #24
Nah it was AOC and her Green New Deal.. thomski64 Yesterday #27
they already did. LuvLoogie Yesterday #41
jeez, Donnie, why not just cover it with a mirror rurallib Yesterday #25
Are we sure the algae problem wasn't caused by LogDog75 Yesterday #28
This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom Yesterday #29
Of course trumps Figarosmom Yesterday #30
But Trump is an expert. His cultists say so. Reflecting pool fixed for good. Norrrm Yesterday #31
The organic eutrophic Traildogbob Yesterday #36
IOW.... MarcoZandrini Yesterday #33
Disneyland may have some experts. hunter Yesterday #34
Algae Traildogbob Yesterday #35
The rapture happened back in september 2025. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #43
Preach!!!!! Traildogbob Yesterday #59
Trump will sue the company that painted it for the amount we paid that they didn't kick back to him. LudwigPastorius Yesterday #39
They really have nobody with any knowledge or intelligence in this administration. Wiz Imp Yesterday #40
I remember when these morons were talking about hydrogen peroxide (self-administered, by mouth or inhaled) for Covid RockRaven Yesterday #61
I believe it was bleach, not hydrogen peroxide. niyad 22 hrs ago #65
Sadly, there was a "hydrogen peroxide in home nebulizer" thing. You can find articles RockRaven 21 hrs ago #66
Actually... GoCubsGo 14 hrs ago #74
it won't go away until winter Kali 10 hrs ago #85
;-{) THE CURE Goonch Yesterday #45
If you want even more fun... Jirel Yesterday #47
Like the time Don the Fraud excursioned Iran. Kid Berwyn Yesterday #50
Trump is an interior and exterior designer underpants Yesterday #53
Is he already looking at swatches for the drapes he will order installed around that pool? Attilatheblond Yesterday #55
From what I've read he was still deeply into the design of his hotel at the Post Office underpants Yesterday #57
So, The Felon's minions will keep dumping hydrogen peroxide Wednesdays Yesterday #62
Donald had a comparison of the pool under both Obama and himself. Norrrm Yesterday #64
here's an idea.... William Gustafson 21 hrs ago #68
Trump won't listen to anyone else's opinion 🙄 especially people who Raine 18 hrs ago #69
Can he nuke algae IcyPeas 17 hrs ago #70
So much for the stable genius Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 16 hrs ago #71
Hydrogen peroxide is H2O2 Danascot 14 hrs ago #73
Algae bloom caused by warming is a Democrat HOAX! Trueblue Texan 14 hrs ago #75
This is a metaphor for Trump evemac 14 hrs ago #76
Drain it. Fill with dirt. Plant grass. Mow once a week . Problem solved. Srkdqltr 13 hrs ago #77
Isn't the Trump Motel reflecting pool equipped with a chlorine filtering system? ChicagoTeamster 12 hrs ago #80
Laughter as workers put peroxide in algae-filled Reflecting Pool': '0 scientists in admin' LetMyPeopleVote 11 hrs ago #81
It Was a Mistake to Paint It in the First Place MineralMan 11 hrs ago #82
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