Added another 500# of AgLime to the pond yesterday afternoon. Now its wait and see how it affects my Alk and Hardness. PH has been spiking into the 9s lately and I'm fighting a BGA issue. Thought it was Plankton but apparently it doesn't float and scum up the surface. Aeration and dye just isnt keeping it under control.

Apparently all this rain has dumped astronomical amounts of nutrients in to pond thru runoff. Even the FA seems to want to come back, so once everything settles, I guess I'll be doing some more aggressive copper sulfate treatments.

Anyone have any other suggestions on how to get this mess under control?


.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!!