OK ladies and gentlemen, my 1 1/2 acre mudhole is about 1 1/2 year old after the renovation but is still almost as muddy as it was right after the digging. The pond was drained and I restocked with BG and RES after about 3 months. Then stocked LMB after a year so the BG could get going good. My problem is you can't see a foot deep. I did habe some chara start growing this last spring/summer and now have 2 small clumps of cattails. I have done the gypsum, the alum and lime but nothing seems to work. I've also been told that some ponds just stay muddy. I'd like to have a somewhat clear pond if possible. should i up the amount of alum?

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