A Much cheaper fix for your muddy conditions is one the MDC gave to me. Take a quart jar of your pond water. Add one tablespoon of vinegar. If your water clears within 24 hours this will work. You will need 4 small square bales of good fresh alfalfa hay. Place bales at points around your pond, no need to bust bales open just stake in 2-3 feet of water. As the hay decomposes it releases a mild acid much like in vinegar that allows the clay particles to settle. You can reapply the hay in 3-6 weeks if the first treatment didn't clear the water, but do not use more than 2 treatments a year and do not treat in the summer. Oxygen depletion may occur.
