UPDATE: Well, my gypsum guy has officially fallen through I think. So I am moving on to the next affordable method... Alfalfa Hay.
I have done the tsp of vinegar test and it is almost crystal clear after 15 hours. So it should work. My question is, how do I distribute? Do I set the bales in 2-3 foot of water, break the bales up, throw them in the deep, etc?
I think I have found how much to add from this excerpt from Kennith Williams "Clearing Muddy Ponds" for a soft mud bottom with very little aquatic vegetation.
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"Apply hay at the rate of 3-5, 50 lb square bales per surface acre or an equivalent amount of round baled
hay. Apply 1-2 additional bales of hay in 4 weeks if necessary. Do not apply more than 600 lb/acre /year.
If the pond has not sufficiently cleared in 4 months, treat with gypsum or alum. Use test provided to
determine application rate."
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I do know there are better and faster methods for clearing my water up. But at this point I need to spend very little or none at all. that is why I am resorting to Hay as I may be able to get it free or for less than $50.
