I misspoke on the tilapia, we only added about 9 lbs, which like you said turned into a lot more. Think I meant to say a few pounds. Anyways, as far as aerators go I have 2 vortex disc aerators spaced in equal spots in the pond. I worked with a sponsor on here and he mapped out the pond and the location of the discs, so I feel pretty good about the aeration.
I have since spoken with tpwd for some more helpful advice on how to move forward. It looks like ive finally got it back to normal if you can say that, Ive noticed one small group of tilapia minnows survived, they are the only fish activity i have seen in the last month
We used greenclean pro heavily to try and clean up the algae along with aquashade to try and prevent more growth. Im very hesitant to restock but just cant have an empty pond in my front yard to look at it, lol
The advice was to treat monthly during cold weather months with cutrine plus and keep aquashade in the pond on a continuous basis to help prevent more growth. Ill probably stock a little lighter again with fewer fish and possible a few bottom feeders to try and help clean up any fish food. Im worried that overfeeding could of caused the bloom when some of the fish food didnt get eaten. I have 3 small kids who really like to feed the fish sometimes when dads at work even when they arent suppose to. Also worried it was the food because I ran out of aquamax and had to use some tractor supply stuff to tied them over till the good stuff came in, that doesnt get eaten nearly as well as the aquamax and im concerned that could have aided in the problem, even though that wasnt an issue during the last breakout.
Ive been told that the issue is really just my well water and unless I can bring in water from another source, which i cant, that this will always be a risk. If anyone has any other tips or advice im up to try anything but for now I think im going to move forward with a fresh stock and see how long i can keep them alive this time, lol
