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Have a half-acre pond with that averages approximately 8 feet deep overall. Pond is situated in heavy clay. Ph is 6 and the phosphate reading is 0 currently. I do not have a hardness reading yet. The pond is rather cloudy from suspended clay.

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Adding agg lime will raise your pH, Alk, increase water hardness and may clear up your water. I used 5 tons for my 3+ acre pond.


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When you say acre do you mean that's the pond size or acre-foot of water?

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pond size. My first treatment was adding it by running water over the lime. You can do this be using a tarp and a water pump or just add it where water enters the pond. Or you can hire a spreader truck to back up around the pond and have them throw it out into the pond water. Here they will do a 6 ton delivery as a standard type load. Local seed and feed stores may have a contact number or are set up for that type of delivery.


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You used dolomitic lime or calcium carbonate? Did you get the results you wanted?

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Ha! I would just ask for agg lime. I suspect it was dolomitic but not sure right off hand. I know it was not cal carb. Do not use Hydrated lime. And yes, I did get the results mentioned above. In 5.5 yrs I have used around 11 tons due to water additions from rains and water well additions. Rains and your soils can affect your waters pH and alk

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How long after liming with ag lime do you fertilize?

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You are going to see this answer a lot. "IT DEPENDS" Suggest you go to the Forum List above, click and head to the Fertilization topic. Lots of info there.


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