Thanks guys - I live in W Houston, but the place/acreage is located 10 miles east of Columbus and 10 miles N of 1-10

The water clarity seems real nice in the pond - the scum is mostly located on-shore and just off-shore..I'm sure to the decaying N2 the grasses are providing...

here's a pic from the entry way - you cannot see it, but the pond curves to around to the right [opposite spill-way to the left]-rain