A little follow-up: The CLPW was just delayed this year, and didn’t get to thrive for long due to an early crazy heat spell.
It’s so far been an especially hot year. We’ve needed the window air conditioners on at least 15 days now, where were didn’t even own one for the first 10 years living here.
The CLPW has been dormant now since mid June, returning nutrients to the water column. It is the most vibrant I’ve ever seen my pond with life! A decent bloom going on with a little less than 3’ visibility, many happy little turtles, and incredible amounts of baby fish. This after 3 very low productivity years. I need to catch some of these babies as I am a tad concerned that the koi are having their way with the pond with the lower visibility. It may be time to stock some bass finally, since the walleye were a failure.
My pond is maturing and is no longer the very low nutrient waters it once was. Swimming is still nice, but it is no longer drinking water clear. Amazing though is the bottom in areas where the CLPW isn’t is still rocky and not mucky. 10 years plus I would have expected a lot more muck,
