We purchased a home with a backyard pond about two years ago. I have been struggling trying to figure out how to improve the water clarity. The pond is ~1/8 surface acre, 3/4 acre-ft. There are a couple silver maple trees about 30' away, so some leaves, seeds fall into the pond, but really not that much and other than that over the year just a bit of other blowing leaves make it into the pond.
At first I thought I was dealing with planktonic algae but now I'm not too sure since the water is light brown. I list the leaf situation since I'm also reading this might be a tannin discoloring from the muck on the pond bottom?
Thoughts on what I'm dealing with and how to remedy (both short and long term) appreciated.
