Originally posted by john wayne:
OK its not my pond, its my cousins. There is no cover and as far as we know there are no bass. Water clarity is like chocolate milk, which is wy we have not stocked any LMB.Given the size of the pond, how many pounds of bullhead could be in there, and could they be causing the murky water? I ask because we have not had rain this century.
That's funny. We haven't had rain this century either. The bullheads could be contributing to the chocolate milk color, as could wave action or inflows which suspend what is known as colloidal clay. You're gonna have to try the famous jar test on the water. Get a glass jar, fill it with your pond water and make observations over the next three days or so. The settling of the clay particles, or lack thereof, will teach you a lot about your particular situation. If your jar settles quickly, then you can explore other options such as a sediment/nutrient dike, improved shoreline erosion control or bullhead elimination. If your jar doesn't settle then you may have problems with water chemistry or clay particle type which could be controlled through alum application.
