Todd at Overton's said the pH was ok so I could add fish in spite of the alkalinity. I'm picking up 10 lbs of FHM and 500 3"-4" CNBG (if he still has some) next Wednesday along with a Sweeney feeder. I may regret it but I'm going to try to get things going. I'll keep checking my water and let you know what happens. My neighbor has a pond about 200 yds from mine that is fed by another spring that comes off my place. I'll find out what his pH/Alkalinity levels are. He has a healthy fish population.