Keep an eye out for algae overgrowth in ponds this summer

Most Oklahoma ponds are green thanks to algae that forms on the water, but just like anything else, too much algae can be a bad thing.

Algae is a normal occurrence in ponds unless it becomes too thick. That’s when pond owners are in danger of the most common fi sh kill scenario – algal die off . As millions of dead algal cells decompose, dissolved oxygen is rapidly used up, causing fi sh to suff oc…