24 hours into the jar test and nearly all particles have settled. At 48 hours the water is nearly as clear as drinking water w some sediment on the bottom of the jar. So I apparently don’t have a clay turbidity problem. I can only assume I have a mechanical mixing problem.
I was prepared to dose with Alum, but now maybe not needed!
After 24 hours and hedging my bet that this was a mechanical issue, I turned my aeration off. I had less than 6” on a sechi. Now 48 hours later I have close to 10” on the sechi, so I have to assume this chalky water is the result of over mixing (is that a thing) from my Vertex aerator of my pond water. I turned aeration back on due to high water temps and inbound rain. Best I can tell is that my pond is being completely turned 5-6 times in a 24 hour period. I turned one of my air stations off which should reduce the turnover to around 3x and I’ll monitor clarity over the next few days.
I’m also considering running aeration w two stations but for only 4-6 hours per day to get aabout an 2x turnover every 24 hours.
Does anyone have experience with this that might shorten my learning curve?
Picture is both jars. One on left was in complete dark at 24 hours.
