Originally Posted by syde
Yes, it never settles, when I fill a bucket it seems pretty clear

A jar test and filling a bucket are 2 completely different things. If you do a jar test, and it doesn't settle out on it's own, go buy some alum (aluminum sulfate) and do a test to see how much you will need to use in your pond, with your water.

Watch the pH levels, too fast of a change/too great of a change will kill fish. Alum can be buffered with hydrated lime Basically figure out how much alum you will need, then use 50% of that by weight of hydrated lime to buffer it, but still check with a pH strip or meter. Take a reading before you start applying to get a baseline.

You can try all sorts of things to clear the water, but my "go to" is aluminum sulfate/hydrated lime. I don't have time to be testing different things on customers ponds. They want a 1 application = result scenario.

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