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I've had my pond for a few years now and every spring I seem to get worried about the clarity of the water. I realized today that I have ASSUMED that a brownish/yellow color to the water was a clay issue after i saw a youtube video where the creator said there was brown algae in his pond every spring. I always thought of algae as being green. I never considered that suspended particles making the water look yellow could be anything other than clay/dirt.
Is there such thing as brown/yellow algae that could be causing my turbidity? If so, is there anything I can or should do about it?
Also I had a water test done on 3/5/24 with the following results...
PH 7.4 Hardness 96.5 ppm Hardness Grains 5.64 /gal Conductivity .17 mmhos/cm Sodium Absorption Ratio .03
Calcium 31.5 ppm Magnesium 4.3 ppm Potassium 9.6 ppm Sodium .6 pppm Iron 6 ppm
Total Alkalinity 31.5 Carbonate 0 Bicarbonate 38.0 Chloride 40.0 Sulfate 21.5 Salt Concentration 107.5 Boron .08
Nitrate .9 ppm P .029 ppm pHc 8.56 Adj. SAR .02
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How long does it take for the water to clear up
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Here is a related thread that describes how to do a "jar test". That is by far the simplest way to do initial testing on your pond water. Pond Boss Thread - Turbidity and Jar Test
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