Pond improvements for trout - 05/03/09 02:25 AM
Hello everyone,
I have a 1/2 acre pond, about 6 feet deep, overgrown with cattails, and has some unwanted species in it. The pond was constructed a long time ago and needs some work.
The good news is the pond is spring fed. There was a old spring house once located about 10 feet from the pond edge where the water now comes up and runs into the pond. The spring is flowing around 3 gpm and about 57 degrees. My main question is would it help increase the DO by running a pipe slash gutter past the cattails and into the deeper part of the ponds. I know this a different idea but as a college student I really don't want to spend any money on the pond, just my own time.
Thank you
I have a 1/2 acre pond, about 6 feet deep, overgrown with cattails, and has some unwanted species in it. The pond was constructed a long time ago and needs some work.
The good news is the pond is spring fed. There was a old spring house once located about 10 feet from the pond edge where the water now comes up and runs into the pond. The spring is flowing around 3 gpm and about 57 degrees. My main question is would it help increase the DO by running a pipe slash gutter past the cattails and into the deeper part of the ponds. I know this a different idea but as a college student I really don't want to spend any money on the pond, just my own time.
Thank you