thanks burger, DWIED patted me on the head this morning and said "good luck honey"....that's all i need.
i could see needing to raise a bottom laying stone type diffuser but mine are already on a platform (vertex style) and are somehwere between 1 and 2 feet off the bottom. raising them more would put them within a foot or two of the surface. i strongly do believe it is the aeration that has kept the fish alive this far.
i'm encouraged this morning, the super light green murkiness has given way to a more normal medium olive green, and the fact i was able to catch fish last night was good (they are hungry and feeding). i think with as little water as i have, there will just be those days when it kind of turns bad and i have to hope the fish make it through. our weather is supposed to cool off some which should slow down fish activity some. right now the plan is to keep the aeration on same schedule, suspend any supplemental feeding, give the pond some occassional shots of well water, keep culling fish as best i can, keep fingers crossed, and wait til we get some rain.
