Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations 1 yr old turn-over problem

Ya'll might remember that here in Oregon, getting a fish-stocking permit is not easy, and no channel cat allowed, period... Welp, the mysterious fish delivery bird stopped by and lo and behold, I have about 28 LMB feeding on the fat and sassy (fed) BG. (Cats are still on my wish-list...) We even observed about 50 LMB fry following the 'parent' around the edge. Simply put, we are on our way!
Last year, the 1.38 acre newly deepened (20' deep, uniform 45* sides) pond "turned over" and has never cleared up again. Clay particles are the culprit, as the depth and 24/7 aeration keeps the algae at a minimum. Can I wait this out and clarity returns, or do I treat the approx 6,300,000 gallons? I searched PB for info on Alum and buffers, but don't know a good supplier of any of the chemicals in Oregon. Any suggestions? We drive long-haul, so patience with the pond probs is easy if waiting it out is an option, but I want the best for the fish, and friends do enjoy swimming out there while we are away. Keeps a presence there too.
Did find this company of interest http://www.phosclear.com/html/pond-treatment.html out of IL but shipping would kill me.
The fish are healthy, and we have hundreds of bull frogs, so the situation must not be too bad. But, would like to make it better.

tnx all

Hi Double Camp,
what kind of aeration system are you using? could the 24/7 aeration be keeping the clay suspended?

if this is a possibility, maybe raise the diffuser stations off the bottom and/or put the aerator on a timer to run only at nights and see if it clears up any before spending a lot of money on water treatments.

Did you try the jar test yet ? See this :

http://www.pondboss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000076#000001

My aeration system is a Gast, rotary vane air pump ($75) through 1/2" poly pipe, into a soaker hose weighted at the bottom with a block of cement. It's a Rube Goldberg, but works great. It is suspended by it's own ability to float about 18" off the bottom, as the soaker hose is in a sndwitch of pcv pipe, so that shouldn't be the prob. And no, I began aerating a month ago to stop any chance of turn-over this year too. But, the muddy water been very persitant ever since the last turn-over about a year ago. I'm going to check the site that ewest sent me now. thnx

Ah! Yes! I already researched this post and when I get back home (late August this time out) I'll begin the tests. Meanwhile, I would like to find a supplier of the right coagulants, though what I have read so far makes me wary of using Aluminum Sulfate without learning a LOT more about it. As I posted, my fish are doing great, though our daughter just told me that she is noticing polywogs with legs dying, though the other smaller ones seem fine. Is dead polywogs indicative of anything serious? tnx