AgLime, in bulk it's a bit high about $20/T high. For bagged it's fairly cheap. If your pH is above 7 (and that depends on what time of day you sampled it) you may want gypsum to raise alkalinity without raising your pH higher.

There's an entire area for Water Chemistry here - [url=https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=17&page=1][/url]

I got this link from the smart guys on here relitive to pH and lime - http://fisheries.tamu.edu/files/2013/09/SRAC-Publication-No.-4100-Liming-Ponds-for-Aquaculture.pdf Some "light Reading" lol

My 'exercise' to get my pond right is here - https://forums.pondboss.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=545028#Post545028

Best of luck and welcome to the sickness...

Last edited by Stressless; 05/10/24 12:11 PM.
8 Ponds in Mid-East Ohio, three streams that merge to 1.

Fishbowl Pond - 1.5 acre, family swimming hole, 22'
Figure 8 Pond - 1.25 acre, 12'
Crescent Pond - 2 acre 11'