"Could the death of lilypads be caused by the algaecide? The label
claimed it was safe! "

O shoot! I only wanted to subdue the algae, not the other water-plants. Good thing I did not throw it in yet.
Shac Ponder. Website gives no info, just that it is safe for fish.

I have a bale of barley straw soaking in there already, and that does NOT harm the waterlily, but does not do all that much for algae that cover all the waterplants.



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It seems to be fine. Not an actual algicide.
"Ponder is a 100% Natural Bio Based water treatment that promotes the natural bio zones in lakes and ponds to digest overloaded sludge and organic material at the bottom.Ponder is a Liquid Unaltered Humic and Carbon treatment that binds and sinks
suspended solids to the lower zones in fresh water ponds and lakes to be consumed by the already existing beneficial bacteria in your lake or pond resulting in increased retention volume and improved water clarity"

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