i never really thought i'd be here.
but here i am.
there is about 5-6 ft max left in deep end gradually shallowing to inches, total coverage ~0.5-0.7 acres. until yesterday the water quality appeared good. dark olive phyto bloom, active fish. as of yesterday, pond has assumed a very light hued and murky green color. with the shallowness of it all, the bottom aeration is appearing to kick up some of the clay band aid so there is now some suspended sediment adding to the apparently increased nutrient bloom creating the increased murkiness.
last night the BG appeared lethargic, but the GSF still seem fine.
at this juncture i am torn -
1) do i keep aerating? turning off aeration will stop the suspended sediment load, but may de-oxygenate what little water is left. heybuds wonderful question of "how fast does the thermocline redevelop?" rings in my mind.
2) do i try to add well water from my domestic well. i can get somewhere between 5-10 gpm in but the groundwater is cold, not oxygenated, and VERY HARD. i was thinking of running it through a rainbird and splashing it on exposed pond bottom rocks, but am concerned the hardness and temperature of it will be debilitating to the fish....or is there enough existing pond volume to buffer the fresh hard well water.
3) do nothing, sit and wait
we have (what will probably turn out to be nothing) a chance of rain next friday, the first since 5/24/08.
edit.... p.s. i hope this is a better question and response session than the "help me pic my paint color"
i'll be down at the pond trying to remove fish on this 95 degree day......moving what i can to the ranch pond.
