Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Buying a Pond & Have Questions - Please Help!!!

You are probably going get a barrage of questions from the experts so be prepared. Here are a likely few:

1. What are your goals for the pond? (type of fish that you desire, etc).

2. Does the pond get run off from surrounding areas?

3. If yes what is on the surrounding properties (example is it natural land or a pig farm)?

4. What is currently in the pond? (fish and vegetation)

The good news is that algae can be treated by chemicals.

A 50 year old pond (my pond is over 60 years old) can be a minus in that it could have years and years of sediment (muck) on the bottom. But I think the plus side is that the pond is still alive and kicking.

Spring can be a plus or a minus. Mine pond is also spring fed, it's what probably keep my unmaintained pond alive so long. The down side is that a spring can reverse and suck a pond dry.

Your place is a lot like mine (other than depth, I'm at 17 feet in the deep end).

Stayed tuned you will get much better responses but than my rambling thoughts. We have the best of the best in ponding here at PB and it's all free!

edit note: See what I mean - one of the experts has already weighted in!