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Welcome to PB RGC! If your pond has any submerged logs or fallen trees in it, especially if they were put in less than a few years ago, you might be dealing with tannins. I put hedge stumps in my pond over a year ago and the water was dark tea colored at times, it seems like it has lessened this year. My pond collects a fair amount of leaves as well. I have not read that tannins cause any real trouble unless the source is from certain species of trees, I forget what species.

Here's a brief thread of mine regarding tannins...

http://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=36558&Number=477679#Post477679