Saddiegirl, your sort of testing provides extremely helpful info. I don't know how our father's generation managed country living without the internet. Guess now we can all be 'Hobby Homesteaders' and 'Pond Meisters

Perhaps Special Kitty litter can be an alternative. Great follow up. a 1-3" layer doesn't sound bad. Genrally, a pond ought to have 12-24". (DB??)