2 Events - 09/18/13 12:58 AM
New member needs help from you experienced guys:
I added sunfish and LMB to a 1/4 acre pond to try and control a bullfrog problem. All seemed to be going well but struggled with milfoil, sago, algae. After tiring of different herbicides, I tried Tilapia. I thought I had a good handle on management, but now a new problem for the last 2 years;
Each spring, about May-June the pond goes cloudy. I will clear up after a very long time, but this year I used gypsum. Again all looked good until Aug. when again muddy.
It's a clay lined pond and I do aerate 3 times a day for 3 hours. Do you think it's turnover or could the bass breeding in the spring and tilapia looking for food in summer be stirring it???
I plan on trying alum to clear it, but it will clear itself when it gets ice.
This may have been asked before but I couldn't find a good search...
Thanks in advance!
I added sunfish and LMB to a 1/4 acre pond to try and control a bullfrog problem. All seemed to be going well but struggled with milfoil, sago, algae. After tiring of different herbicides, I tried Tilapia. I thought I had a good handle on management, but now a new problem for the last 2 years;
Each spring, about May-June the pond goes cloudy. I will clear up after a very long time, but this year I used gypsum. Again all looked good until Aug. when again muddy.
It's a clay lined pond and I do aerate 3 times a day for 3 hours. Do you think it's turnover or could the bass breeding in the spring and tilapia looking for food in summer be stirring it???
I plan on trying alum to clear it, but it will clear itself when it gets ice.
This may have been asked before but I couldn't find a good search...
Thanks in advance!