New member from Southeast Texas - 08/02/17 04:13 PM
I'm located in Brazoria, Texas (about an hour south of Houston). I have three small ponds on my place.
The oldest one is about 25 yrs old, 1/4 acre in size, and has some catfish, lots of bluegill, some crappie, and a couple of bass. It is windmill fed and mainly used for watering livestock and occasional fishing with family. I currently have no issues with this one. Water clarity is excellent.
The next pond is about 12 years old, 1/8 acre in size, and has similar species of fish. It is watershed and waterwell (if needed) fed, and used for watering livestock and occasional fishing with family. We get some filamentous algae growth (looks foamy) from time to time on this one. Water clarity is ok.
The final pond is about 3 years old, 1/8 acre in size, and has some catfish and some bluegill. It is watershed and waterwell (if needed) fed, and used for occasional fishing. Only recently have I had issues with this one. Earlier this Spring, I started seeing a red fern type of weed (think this is called azolla), which I keep in control with Diquat. About two months ago, I started noticing a very thin green film develop in the early morning hours (some type of algae bloom I suspect). This pond is aerated. Water clarity is poor. This has become my problem child and I will post in more detail regarding my issues with this pond with hopes of getting some resolution.
I have my private applicators license for pasture weed management, and I'm familiar with spraying practices. However, I'd like to learn both chemical treatment and natural treatment options.
My goals are to get my ponds healthy, maybe improve the fish populations, and educate myself on monitoring/improvement techniques.
I look forward to learning from this forum.
Thanks.
The oldest one is about 25 yrs old, 1/4 acre in size, and has some catfish, lots of bluegill, some crappie, and a couple of bass. It is windmill fed and mainly used for watering livestock and occasional fishing with family. I currently have no issues with this one. Water clarity is excellent.
The next pond is about 12 years old, 1/8 acre in size, and has similar species of fish. It is watershed and waterwell (if needed) fed, and used for watering livestock and occasional fishing with family. We get some filamentous algae growth (looks foamy) from time to time on this one. Water clarity is ok.
The final pond is about 3 years old, 1/8 acre in size, and has some catfish and some bluegill. It is watershed and waterwell (if needed) fed, and used for occasional fishing. Only recently have I had issues with this one. Earlier this Spring, I started seeing a red fern type of weed (think this is called azolla), which I keep in control with Diquat. About two months ago, I started noticing a very thin green film develop in the early morning hours (some type of algae bloom I suspect). This pond is aerated. Water clarity is poor. This has become my problem child and I will post in more detail regarding my issues with this pond with hopes of getting some resolution.
I have my private applicators license for pasture weed management, and I'm familiar with spraying practices. However, I'd like to learn both chemical treatment and natural treatment options.
My goals are to get my ponds healthy, maybe improve the fish populations, and educate myself on monitoring/improvement techniques.
I look forward to learning from this forum.
Thanks.