Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry Muck remover and aeration

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I could write pages and pages but here's the cliff notes. You will have to look up the terms that you don't know unless someone else wants to fill in the blanks.

What kind of compressor did you purchase (rotary vane, rocking piston or diaphragm) and what are the specs on it (cfm @ "x" psi)? Your aeration system should be big enough to turn over the pond (100% of the volume of water in the pond) at least 1.5 times per day.

Aeration will help with dissipating muck, but at a slow rate due to the years of build up. Aerobic bacteria is what you want to work on the muck vs anaerobic bacteria. The more you use the swimming area the less muck will be there. Stirring up the bottom as you swim in that area will allow the aerobic bacteria to work on it faster and it will also dissipate away from that area with the water currents from using the area.

It would not be beneficial to have catfish in the pond unless you liked to catch and eat catfish.

Restocking the pond all depends on what you want out of the fishery. I need more info about the fish that are in there, and what your goals are for the fishery before I can recommend anything.

Cattails can be controlled chemically. American Pondweed (APW) is a good habitat for fish and only really needs spot treatment in areas when it becomes objectionable. Coontail is more of a problem than APW, that can be controlled with a mixture of Diquat and Cutrine Plus.