You can get a idea of where you are with a swimming pool test kit. Make sure you get one that will test PH and Alkalinity as a minimum.

IMHO The fact that you report there is effectively no life in the large pond would have me wondering if there was a pretty big water quality issue.

Last edited by Bill D.; 06/05/15 12:12 PM.
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