Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Results of Hydrated Lime?

Success! I borrowed a water pump and took out another ~8 inches of water. Then in a nod to Rainman's advice that broadcasting dry lime on the surface is not efficient, I used the pump to blow it into the water.

I had pumped it down to where I was getting a vortex allowing air into the pump. I shut it down and turned the discharge around such that it would shoot water back into the pond. Fired the pump back up and fed hydrated lime into the vortex going into the suction line. A shovel full of lime would float and spin on the vortex while getting sucked down into the pump, mixing it with water. The current blew a plume of white water all around the pool and within minutes I had fish coming to the surface. Found WCP, GSF, and GSH and a few tadpoles.

Came back a few hours later and noticed 8 trails of turtles vacating the premises.