Holy pH Batman!!

I took a water sample after a 2" gully washer that flowed a bunch of runoff into my very stable pond. It has always been ~ 6.5-6.7pH.

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pH was below 5.0. Alkalinity came out as 0 - It was pink before any reactant was applied - aka 0ppm.

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Scared the crap outa me as I just stocked 2 days prior. I thought maybe that Crescent Pond seep thru the spoil bank that flowed into this pond really wrecked it. Just about panicked - went and got 500# of aglime (All they on-hand at the time, Thank God) and put in the steam flowing into the pond - called in an order for 2T more...of AgLime and came here to PondBoss saw the post above between the order and delivery - read the above. CNX the order.

Retested a couple weeks later....
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Thanks emactxag!!

Last edited by esshup; 03/02/25 08:57 AM.
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'