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Wanted to pick a few brains about dealing with ponds that are continually fed with freshwater by a well. I have a few ponds that are constantly full of FA and underwater vegetation (slender spikerush, southern naiad, widgeongrass,bacopa, etc) . The ponds are continually renewed with freshwater, quickly washing out any herbicides, dye, etc., and replacing with nutrient-rich water, which in turn causes the pond to blow up. These ponds are generally small, <0.5 acre, shallow, and receive direct sunlight all day, which is enough to keep me busy To begin with!
Anybody run across similar situations and actually had success?
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Are GC and Tilapia allowed in SC ? If so, I would think they would be helpful in your situation.
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Yes to both. Except tilapia don't winter well here so we don't stock a whole lot of em and we typically only stock grass carp in the cooler months, so our stocking season is coming to a close. The's ponds just signed on with us, so they will most likely not be getting any fish at all til the fall at the earliest.
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If it's well water, why is it nutrient rich?
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Is the well water sampled regularly? I am on the same thought as esshup, do you know the point source for the well?
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If it's well water, why is it nutrient rich? I just assumed that's why it is constantly blowing up since it is constantly being renewed with new water
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Is the well water sampled regularly? I am on the same thought as esshup, do you know the point source for the well? As far as I know it's an underground well that is used to keep the ponds full. It's never been sampled
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Yes to both. Except tilapia don't winter well here so we don't stock a whole lot of em and we typically only stock grass carp in the cooler months, so our stocking season is coming to a close. The's ponds just signed on with us, so they will most likely not be getting any fish at all til the fall at the earliest. Tilapia are not supposed to over-winter...they eat, then get eaten. Stocked annually.
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Is the well water sampled regularly? I am on the same thought as esshup, do you know the point source for the well? As far as I know it's an underground well that is used to keep the ponds full. It's never been sampled If a well, and not a spring, why not just turn it off to let the Herbicide have time to work?
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