Have a new pond, very muddy. Gathered a gallon jug and in a month of sitting still at room temp, only top half was clearing. sent for testing and recommendation was for Alum (Aluminum sulfate) 150 pounds per ac-ft. I can get the granular version but thinking that's going to be lots of work to dissolve 1600 pounds of alum in buckets and pouring in.
Does anyone have an inventive idea for disolving the alum prior to application
Does anyone know where to get powdered ALum. I'm in the DFW area
Or any other thoughts
Contact Kelly Duffy with Helena Chemical for powdered alum, or PM me and I can arrange for you to pick up some granulated that dissolves well at one of my suppliers.
FWIW, if your "tests" showed 150 pounds per acre foot, use 200 pounds and, round up on the number of acre feet in volume.....if you apply too little, alum is not cumulative and a larger dose will be needed the second time around.
I have a newer agitator bar that is more effective....I used 2" Cam lock fittings after removing the rubber seal to make a "swivel"
