I had string algae in my new pond. I have an iongen and after I cleaned out the algae I increased the iongen from 1 to 3. The string algae is back. I will remove the string algae the best I can but how do I know how much to increase the iongen? From what I read we need more plants. We had a water lily and other plants planted when the water feature was installed. The water lily did not do well, only three lily pads. I thought there would be many, many more. What do you suggest?

Check your probe and make sure it is intact. Replace if needed. Set your IonGen up higher to about 5 and then when it controls the algae than reduce it to 3. If the panel number will not move than you may have to replace the panel. Watch our video on the IonGen and maintenance on our DIY Videos.