I have a hatchery that is about 2 hours away, I can drive there and get some fathead minnows and get them to the pond within a few hours. I may try that, I also was thinking about having some shipped from Anderson Minnows. They are a little more, but saves me the hassle of making a four hour round trip for some minnows. But I can only get bluegill from the hatchery.
As for the leaks, I worked with TJ and applied the polymer sealant. All though, it did not completely fix the leaks, it slowed them down enough for my water well to start to fill the pond. After about 10 days of 24 hrs a day pumping, I raised the water level about 12 inches. Pump pumps about 10 gallons per minute.
