Hummm, assuming that you need lime, better to get mixed in the dirt than try to deal with it after the pond fills in my opinion. However, its not clear what the source of your problem is...so liming may/may not help. Turbid water can come from many sources.

See some of these posts:

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=002485

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000076

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000049

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=000073


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