Knowing your goals helps. IMO water clarity should improve in direct relationship to the number and size of CC. I believe as CC get larger their propensity to disrupt sediment increases. I think as you remove CC and reduce aerator run time the annual water clarity will gradually improve. This assumes periods of clearer and cloudier water due to season, water temps, fish activity, wind, runoff, etc, etc. Average water clarity should be measured with a secchi disk or similar device and recorded weekly or every two weeks. A bottom aerator "fans" any sediment disturbance or inflow from silty runoff. Clearer water, numberous CC, bare bottom sediments, and 24/7 aeration usually do not 'go well' together.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 06/01/12 09:02 PM.
