How much copper sulfate do you put in a pond?
Crystal, or granular, copper sulfate should typically be dosed at five pounds per acre. Say, for example, that you have a one acre pond. You would mix 5 pounds of granular copper sulfate with 3 gallons of hot water, then spray it over half of your pond, wait a few days, and spray the other half.Click to see full answer. Just so, what does copper sulfate do to a pond?Copper Sulfate is a granulated algaecide great for treatment of pond and lake algae and is also suited for treating areas to eliminate swimmer’s itch. Copper Sulfate Algaecide is an effective algae control product that also helps relieve Swimmer’s Itch and leech issues.Secondly, does copper sulfate kill pond weeds? All too often we get callers that say they are using our copper sulfate and it isn’t killing their pond weeds… Well…we say…that is because copper sulfate is not the product you use to kill pond weeds. Copper is fantastic for algae but does very little for 95% of any variety of pond weed. In respect to this, how much copper sulfate should I put in my pool? Do not add any copper sulfate to your pool if your alkalinity is below 50 ppm or above 200 ppm. If it falls somewhere in the middle of that range, use between 2 and 6 lbs. of copper sulfate, depending on the size of your swimming pool.Is copper sulfate harmful to fish?Copper sulfate has been used for many years as an algaecide and a parasite treatment. The problem with the use of copper is that there is a thin line that separates effective treatment levels from overdoses, which can kill fish. Copper ions are highly toxic to fish, so care must be taken with the dosage.