Thanks, Bill. Great response.
I am not opposed to a clear pond. I think it is awesome! Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Fertilizing seems risky to me, and it was never part of my plan until reading this forum.
I'll be honest, the more I read on PB, the more confused I become. Lusk says ideal clarity is ~24 inches, hence my concern that my clarity is 7 feet. The experts also say that a clay bottom with compaction is needed to hold water. My pond was dug out of loam and peat and holds water just fine (so far). I think there is a big difference between pond management in Texas vs. Michigan, and every situation is unique.
My goals are SMB, YP, maybe RES and HSB. I lean more to the passive side of management. But, my pond is new, so I want to give it the best possible chance and not screw up anything right off the bat.
