thanks ewest, I can call the msu extension office to make sure before I do anything. I sent the soil sample to them specifying that it was a pond soil test and it does say so on my test results. The extension office I go to (mendenhall) told me that they do not have the capabilities to do any water testing in house and that I would have to find a place to do that. Can I buy a kit somewhere like a pool store to determine hardness/alkalinity?
Johnny, most of those pool supply places will do the water sample tests in house for you at no charge. Some even supply a bottle to collect the water in.
