Pea Soup - 05/03/05 01:14 AM
We have a pond of about 3/4 acres that was dug a year ago October. We stocked it with 300 bream and 75 LMB a year ago. It has mostly been clear with a few mild algae blooms over the past year.
Starting about two weeks ago we had an extensive algae bloom and it has limited the visiblility in the water to about 6 - 8 inches. It has not started to clear up yet. We caught some bream this weekend and they were almost white.
We live in central Arkansas and the weather has been mild. We had been feeding the fish some and I did fertilize the pasture next to the pond last fall. I quit feeding the fish to see if that would help. The algae is starting to bunch up and float on the surface.
I have pictures of the water but I am not sure how to attach them to this post. Do I have anything to be concerned about? Should this last over 2 weeks at this visibility?
Would aeration help?
Regards
Tim Zimmerman
Starting about two weeks ago we had an extensive algae bloom and it has limited the visiblility in the water to about 6 - 8 inches. It has not started to clear up yet. We caught some bream this weekend and they were almost white.
We live in central Arkansas and the weather has been mild. We had been feeding the fish some and I did fertilize the pasture next to the pond last fall. I quit feeding the fish to see if that would help. The algae is starting to bunch up and float on the surface.
I have pictures of the water but I am not sure how to attach them to this post. Do I have anything to be concerned about? Should this last over 2 weeks at this visibility?
Would aeration help?
Regards
Tim Zimmerman