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It looks like planktonic algae (base of the food chain) that the wind has piled up. May be some FA in one of the clumps.
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Thanks. Could this be from over fertilizing the pond? Should I be doing anything to get rid of it or just let it dissipate?
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I think it COULD be from over fertilizing or maybe from fertilizing when it wasn't needed. The brown COULD be dead phyto and/or zoo plankton. Did it appear to be a nice green, then a darker green and then brown?
What was the visibility like before you fertilized?
Some of it looks like FA but FA needs nutrients like dead stuff provides. How was the FA before this happened?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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The visibility was about 12 inches. The FA was about the same. I was told that the fertilizing would help with the suspended clay. Looks like that was the wrong thing to do. Live and learn.
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Give it time and it may help with clay turbidity. What is the visibility now ? The brown could be zooplankton. I would not try to get rid of it yet as it will dissipate as the fertilizer is used up. You want 18 inches of visibility by June. That thick of a plankton bloom can lead to DO problems when the water gets warm in mid to late summer.
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