Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Muddy water Alum question

Sorry you didn't get any hits after your first post, dbw.

One of the few things I know about using Alum is that it can be VERY important to monitor the PH while applying it - that fact has been imprinted on me by multiple professionals here, one of whom had to replace a whole pond full of fish after making such a mistake. Knowing you need to use lime as a buffer shows you are ahead of where I'd be, knowledge-wise, in your situation.

ARE there fish in the pond?

Has the pond had any flow-through since the first application? I kinda suspect it might have, based on TX weather reports here recently. If a bunch of water has exited the pond, it probably took that portion of the first Alum application with it.

If you haven't read the Alum threads here yet, hollar and we'll help you find them. You may want to have PH measuring stuff on hand before attempting a reapplication. I'd be scared to use the stuff without monitoring the PH as I went.