Hey folks, new to forum and in need of help.My pond is app. 1/3 acre average depth of 13 to 14 feet and was filled with mostly well water and some rain (muddy water).My banks are slopped to keep runoff away from pond.I put a vertex aerator in service not long after filling and water has never cleared, stays cloudy even after adding 40lbs. of gypsum(maybe not enough). Is my aerator keeping solids suspended and need to turn off aerator (without hurting fish) and or add more gypsum? Forgot to mention , introduced 300 CNBG,500 FH and 30 LMB according to recommdation of fish supplier which seemed to go along with recommendations on PB.Had small fish kill 2 weeks after adding gypsum (30 CNBG and 10 FH), but county agent thinks it was some pesticide runoff due to 2 dead frogs also. I did
try jar test and did clear up some but still more or less cloudy,will try adding some gypsum to jar test.P.H. of pond was 8.01 and alk accord. to pool strip was around 120. sorry so long but need advice!!!P.S. pond soil is mostly reddish sandy clay until about 10' then turns to hard clay. I' stop now,sorry.
