New ponds can wick water into the sides and bottom for quite awhile before saturation. Actually the process is never ending.

I recently heard Lusk tell a pond owner that a pond can be like a bath tub; everything great except for a little hole that acts as a drain. To the best of my knowledge, the only to find a leak is to drain it down until the leak is found.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa