I said massive and you are thinking maybe I just overfed—I wish. I was trying to fix a Moultrie feeder and unknowing what would happen, I pulled off the motor and 80lbs of food dumped out the bottom and into the pond.
- Pond is a little under 1/4 acre. Averages 6' deep (some shallows and some depths upt to 10')
- No water exchange except during rain
- No rain expected for over a week to flush the pond with runoff—full sun in the 90s
- Surface temp is close to 90F (much cooler at depth)
- Moderate aeration in two spots—solar (shuts off at night for obvious reasons)
- Heavily stocked with medium-size / not fully mature LMB, RES, BG, HSB, TP and some nuisance turtles (enough fish to eat 1 lb of food in about 5 minutes)
- Less than a year old and does not have a lot of aquatic vegetation
- SE Texas muddy water with less than 12" of clarity
Am I in trouble? Or rather are the fish in trouble? Or will this just count a "fertilizer" and I will have at best an alge bloom. If I am in trouble, please advise. I have ordered some pond sludge enzyme pelets and plan to heavily dose the pond—it won't arrive for 5 days though.
Last edited by Kendal; 08/09/24 04:01 PM.
