Eric, could this �stuff� be �dead plankton cytoplasm ooze� that you described?
I observed and photographed this at a central Kansas pond the past weekend.

Pond is ~1/2 acre, surrounded by cottonwood and willow trees with decaying leaves around shore, supposedly 12 ft deep at dam, and obviously shallow upper end.
� hp Gast, 2 diffuser aeration system � runs 24/7.





N.E. Texas 2 acre and 1/4 acre ponds
Original george #173 (22 June 2002)