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I put down some weed and feed Monday and after last nights 1.50"s of rain, alot of it is in the pond. Will it hurt the pond and those who live in it?
brand new, never before used 1/4 acre pond.
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WRT the "feed", watch aquatic plant levels. Worst case would be a huge algal or other plant bloom with resulting O2 crash when the plants die (eutrophication). If you don't see a big increase in plant life in the pond, for example if the algae doesn't get so thick that water clarity drops below 12"-18", this potential problem should be avoided. If you do get an intense plant bloom, emergency aeration could help save your fish.
As far as the "weed" - can you check the stuff you used and see what the weedkiller part is? This would help someone tell you what potential problems it might cause to pond life.
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okiefish, I think you will be OK. About a month ago our neighbor sprayed for weeds on his crops on a Friday night, between early Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon we got 5" of rain and lots of water, the herbicide had very little effect on the weeds in our pond.
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