Hello folks, its been a while since I posted an update. Got a small pond that was dug last summer (between 1/8 and 1/6th of an acre). I have tons of exposed red clay, and the liner is made of red clay. It does not settle during a jar test (or very little). Every rain, it becomes a mud hole. I can treat it with a small amount of aluminum sulfate that I dissolve in a bucket, and spray around the pond, but this is not a feasible, long-term option. I've heard that algae will eventually cling to the suspended clay particles and hold them to the bottom, but I am not seeing that yet.

I'm having a hard time getting grass to grow in all of the red clay as well, and that's probably the biggest issue. Can't really afford hydro-seeding right now.

Any opinions on red clay? Should I try to throw down some bentonite on top of it? Would SoilFloc be an option? Just tired of this red mess.

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