I have operated my one acre pond for over 20 years of experimenting from one pond type with a bad infestation of Eurasian Millfoil. A concentration of 18 grass carp and other fish took care of this in 4 years without chemicals. After a winter fish kill I decided to try for a clear pond and was told that it was an oxymoron and couldn’t be done. It can be done depending what you put into your pond. So now I have a coontail problem right in front of my deck that my 7 grass carp will not eat so I may have to use a spot chemical in that area. I guess my point is that usually problems can be solved without chemicals but maybe not always. How's this for clarity.