Thanks for the replys fellas. Your combined input most helpful in answering my question. Though I am an old guy (3 score down, starting 10), I am relatively new to pond management. I wanted a pond years before I had one built. Waited for the right time; right time never comes for most of us. Marriage was stable so I bit the bullet and took the leap of faith and did it. What a great leap! Most of what I have learned, I got from "Pond Boss" and lurking this site gleaning information from you guys. Usually, the answer to any question I might have can be found here. I feel I can offer very little constructive advice or expertise, only experiences and challenges I have successfully encountered or failed in miserably, like when I killed my larger fish last May by overfertilization an resulting DO crash. The old saw of "a little knowlege can be a dangerous thing" should be heeded carefully. I learned it the hard way. Set me back a year, but that is another story. A good serving of "humble pie" is a great teacher. Thanks for the input.
