Kathy, welcome to Pond Boss!

You can reach out to people by clicking on their screen name, and then clicking on the "Private Message" option in the pop-up window.

You may have to use the search function to find a thread with a particular user in the replies, such that you can then click on their screen name. You can use screen name in the advanced search options, but I think you have to type an exact match.


It sounds as if your pond can be "muddy" for two separate and distinct reasons.

I suspect your treatments for suspended clay particles were actually successful. The response of your pond to the clearer water was to then let sunlight penetrate much more deeply into the water column. Any photosynthesizing algae would just flourish in that situation!

A 22-year-old forest pond is expected to be pretty fertile. Your shore plants are probably utilizing some of that fertility for growth, but it appears the water is still sufficiently fertile for abundant algal growth.

Hopefully, Mr. Cody or some of the other algae experts will chime in to your thread.

Good luck on your future pond and property adventures!