Amount of cover for new pond

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Amount of cover for new pond #486285 02/18/18 09:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 25 United States B BarryM OP
OP BarryM B Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 25 United States	I just finished building my 1.25 acre pond and it has begun to fill. My question is how much of different types of cover should I put into my pond. I put 4 bunches of christmas trees (3 trees per bunch) along the sides in about 6 ft of water and have about half a dozen large stumps in the deepest part (aproximately 12ft) of the pond. Any suggestions on what I should do next?

Re: Amount of cover for new pond BarryM #486296 02/19/18 08:56 AM
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Bill D. Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 6,080 Likes: 1 Boone County Illinois	Welcome to PBF Barry! Check out this link from the archives. It should answer many of your questions. http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=92463#Post92463 Again, welcome! Bill D. Be Brave Enough to Suck at Something New!

Re: Amount of cover for new pond Bill D. #486333 02/19/18 08:17 PM
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OP BarryM B Joined: Jan 2018 Posts: 25 United States	Thanks I will review

Re: Amount of cover for new pond BarryM #486459 02/22/18 04:41 PM
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ewest Moderator Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker E Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 21,541 Likes: 282 Miss.	Some cover involving all depths is a good idea.

Re: Amount of cover for new pond BarryM #486463 02/22/18 08:53 PM
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Bill Cody Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker B Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 15,184 Likes: 507 Northwest Ohio - Malinta OH	The type and amount of cover will depend on your goals for the pond and what you are trying to accomplish by using artificial cover. Aquatic weeds and algae mats are a form of cover. There are two main types of cover: 1. fish attractors, 2. refuge area to protect small fish and allow natural fish foods to develop. Refuge areas involve lots of or extensive amounts of dense cover as in 20% -30% of the pond shoreline. From your description above you have basically installed fish attractors. Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/22/18 08:54 PM. aka Pond Doctor & Dr. Perca Read Pond Boss Magazine - America's Journal of Pond Management

Re: Amount of cover for new pond Bill Cody #486477 02/23/18 12:34 PM
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stickem' Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 977 Likes: 1 S.E. Texas, Polk Co.	Barry M, Welcome to Pond Boss...Tons of good info and helpful folks here. Where about are you geographically? ...when in doubt...set the hook...

Re: Amount of cover for new pond stickem' #486588 02/25/18 05:29 PM
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