Thanks for the added information Don. Never in my life did I imagine having a pond and trying to manage it into something other than a hole full of water could be so frustrating. Do this...dont do that...it depends...dang! I guess I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get a soil test done to make sure I'm being a good little chemist. Most ponds down here just add lime if anything and let be what will be, but most aren't sitting at your front door either.

.10 surface acre pond, 10.5 foot deep. SW LA. The epitome of a mutt pond. BG, LMB, GSF, RES, BH, Warmouth, Longear Sunfish, Gambusia,Mud Minnows, Crappie, and now shiners!!...I subscribe!!