Pond Boss Forums INTRO New Forum Member Introduction Hello from NC

Tim, welcome to the forum!

If you do find fish in there, and can't 100% ID them, take a good closeup clear picture and post it. We'll get them ID'd for you in a hurry.

Depending on your goals for the pond, the fish (if there are any) may or may not be a problem.

Think long and hard about your goals. Changing the fish population in a 10 ac pond will be an undertaking. We can help steer tho!

Tell us more about the pond when you can. Max depth, average depth, what fish cover is in there, how are the banks tapered to deep water, etc., etc.

You are correct, you'll have to lime. What kind of lime will you be using? Hydrated lime will raise the pH but I'm not 100% sure how long it will stay high. The other thing to do is check the alkalinity. Bare minimum is 20, and I've seen ponds with numbers over 200.