Pond Boss Forums AERATION Should I aerate? Does aeration hamper clay settling rate

My second pond 1/2 acre got turbid with suspended clay after hard rains, then cleared up after 2-3 days. When I added aeration, it stayed turbid much longer.

In the case of my pond, a front end loader full of limestone screenings (a "floor scrapings" mix that is largely fines, but goes up to pieces an inch or so across, which we keep on hand for several uses), repeated every couple of years, cleared it up for good.

That being said, I wouldn't cut the aeration, but rather figure out how to get the clay settled.