pondsea, I would have your water analyzed by an independent lab to test more than just the pH. There's more to it than that. Our land grant university here, Texas A&M, does that service for $20.
Our well is so high in iron, when it runs across the ground, the ground is soon rust colored, like it has been painted. There is so much I don't understand about the chemical reactions in water...our ponds, like Cecil's, once the iron flocs to the bottom and solids settle, our water is also a greenish tint without a plankton bloom. It's a pleasant color. Our hardness and alkalinity, just like Cecil's is way high, somewhere above 250 ppm. We have lots of calcium and lots of carbonates and lots of buffering capacity.
