We have a beautiful swimming pond with sandy beech, rock and stone bottom and landscaped nicely all around, It is weed free and has no mud or clay on the bottom. maybe some decomposing leaves but pretty clean coverall, 7 feet deep at the deepest point, appx size is 25'x50'. We have 2 pumps circulating the water and have a waterfall at one end. We use beneficial bacteria to keep it clean and some times rely on an algaecide. We don't have fish, just frogs - and in the last few years lots of snails. We dug the pond in 2005. Today hubby went for a swim and came out covered in small leeches. I did have 1 last year. But only 1. Maybe the leeches brought in by the occasional duck or goose? how do I get rid of them? the whole reason for the pond was for swimming and I'm way too squeamish to swim with so many leeches. I've heard to using meat as bate, but that doesn't sound promising. could I shock the pond with chlorine or something? I would risk losing all the other living organisms to rid the leeches. but only if it would work. Such a shame, we finally have such a great Eco system. The water is usually very very clear and beautiful.
