so yer saying its all about the turbidity?
...or lack thereof.
Low water + low inorganic sediment inflow (drought) = increased sunlight penetration to bottom substrate.
Increased sunlight penetration to substrate means ideal conditions for submergent vegetation.
Significant growth of agressive submergent vegetation means decreased available nutrients available for single celled algae.
Decreased amount of single celled algae means
Increased clarity. (increased or decreased)
Fill in the blank.
Sorry I've been absent for a bit - just finished a phone conference, but I'm back in the game now!
Well, even though you may have inadvertently answered this one yourself, I think I even would have figured out that this condition would lead to increased water clarity. Less nutrients available would definitely reduce algae's ability to grow/thrive from what I've learned over the past several months on the forum, which is why we strive to have the right balance in our ponds. Enough nutrients, we get a healthy bloom; not enough, you get increased clarity and greater light penetration and plant growth to deeper depths. I think I hit on the turbidity point a little earlier today, so it seems to make sense as things are all coming together, or at least I think so!
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