All's good with me and mine, I've switched to an old car project and old Pontiac research has taken up my forum time...besides the pond is on autopilot!
I did add CC and the craw population plummeted. The CC got big a bit faster, I'm sure. There are still a few craws, but it's an odd day that you see one. Haven't trapped the last two seasons.
A few CC have been caught this year...nice and healthy and a fun catch...they were returned to get hook shy...lol
My take on my pond is that the aeration kept the whole pond at/or above 80°F and was turning it over for max sun exposure (during the hot months) and it was conducive to the funk. The craws were surely contributing to the suspended matter, but the cats must not be. Anyhow, the little pond looks better than it ever has with good-to-decent shore plant coverage.
