My dreams for the pond are swimming, boating and fishing in absolutely pristine water with my grandchildren. Fish of record size within a year. Refreshingly cool but comfortable swimming water temperature year-round. Small amounts of string algae to appear for just those moments that you want to explain the wonders of life to the young ones, and for it to then disappear without raking or chemicals or bacteria additives. The leaves from my one large tree to shed it's leaves swiftly in the fall with a strong east wind so that not a single leaf enters the pond. I'd also like to have a unicorn/pegasus fly me a cold beer out to my boat when the cooler is empty.

My actual goals are slightly less than described above. Thanks for the welcome, esshup, and any advice to achieve any of this would be greatly appreciated!