Note that with greater clarity, sunlight intensity that reaches the bottom increases. O2 bubbles form in the algae growing on the bottom and lifts it up to float which in turn exposes fresh high nutrient surface on which more algae can grow.

When my clarity gets high, I get the nasty floating green globs with a muck backing. That has happened since the pond was new and still very low nutrient. Pond dye may be of big help here if it continues to be a problem.

But for feeding quantity, my 12 bass and many other fish are growing exceptionally fast on 1 cup of quality food 1-2 times daily. From 3-4” in late May to near 10” and chunky. The problem I have is they are spoiled rotten on fish food and aren making much of a dent in the pumpkin seed population yet.

My plan is to wind down the feeding as the summer wanes so I don’t overdo the nutrient injection into my bathtub. I don’t have any flow through for much of the summer, so the nutrients don’t get rinsed out.