outdoor fountains require water chemicals like swimming pools?

my fountain in the courtyard of my house gets tons of debris and now the water is cloudy … I put in pool chemicals to avoid this? and the pump is blocked at least once a week any suggestions?

Hi, I have a pond and use a file server to maintain biological my goldfish swim very fat 14, while the clear water, but have purchased a product from algae clear before and then not use it because it was listed sources of truth. I bought the product in the garden department of Wal-Mart by the pump from the pond, and not in the aquarium section. It is a destructive algae that is safe for fish called, what else AlgaeFix. You must be careful with some of these products if you have pets drinking out of the pond or fountain. But you really have to remove the remains to keep it clear. Debris and sunlight will make the black / algae.

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