i had great success with soilfloc. There was a small learning curve with the soilfloc application, but i would definitely recommend it. TJ was super to work with.

in reference to jason's question about all the crud in the deeper water, i am curious how well my 6' trash rack does by keeping bad water flowing out? only water that leaves my pond pipe is being pulled 6ft below the surface. we had huge rain events this winter, i would think my pond got a good flushing.

as i have mentioned before, my old and my present pond each have a separate 4" pipe thru the dam with a valve on the dry side. i used to open the valve on the old pond a few times a year and let water off the bottom flow for a while. the smell was terrible especially in the summer. i have heard folks mention that they have smelled the same thing at golf courses that use ponds to irrigate.

Scott Hanners