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Stats 1/3 acre pond (50 yrs. old) Size = 60 x 225 ft. long excavateded in Aug. 2005 Depths range from 3ft - 12ft Avg. depth = 7 ft Two wells - 1)2" steel -artesian w/ 8 gpm 2)2" steel - 1/2 hp pumped well - 25 gpm Dual diffuser 1/4hp aeration linked to thermostatically controlled switch - On at 60 or LOWER and off at 62 Pond temp currently - low 60's 200, 10-11" Rainbow trout stocked in April 2006 Have grown to 16" inchers! 2 weeks ago- lost 7 trout- 3 floaters, 4 sinkers in a 4 day period following 1.33 inches rain on one day and .7" the next (according to web weather, as I live 130 miles away!) Water was much murkier when I arrive and found the dead trout than is typically. Since excavation- we are getting some sand / soil erosion during heavy rains like this
QUESTION: How sensitive are rainbow trout to muddy water / suspended soils in the water? I have zero knowledge base on this issue. Anyone out there who knows about this??
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