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Wow, This is exactly what I wanted, several views on my situation but I hate to say this but I am very confused now. I guess I will put 2 tons of lime in then decide if it doesn't clear weather to go with gypsum or alum and how much.
1 1/4 acre L shaped pond, 6 to 9 ft deep. Finished 7/7/16. Stocked with LMB, HBG, BG, CNBG, RES, FHM. Can't wait to fish it. GO SAINTS!!!
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Rainman, Tell me a little bit about Alum. Can it be bought in liquid form to make it easier? What would the cost be for liquid or powder form. I have 1 1/4 acre pond that averages 6 feet deep. Where to purchase? Thanks,
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1 1/4 acre L shaped pond, 6 to 9 ft deep. Finished 7/7/16. Stocked with LMB, HBG, BG, CNBG, RES, FHM. Can't wait to fish it. GO SAINTS!!!
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Rainman, Tell me a little bit about Alum. Can it be bought in liquid form to make it easier? What would the cost be for liquid or powder form. I have 1 1/4 acre pond that averages 6 feet deep. Where to purchase? Thanks, Kelly Duffy with Helena Chemical is in the Houston area, and supplies powdered and granular Alum at a really good price. Liquid Alum is not cost effective, and unless a chemical supplier delivers, you will need a CDL with HazMat endorsement to transport/pick up. Costs for dry Alum vary, but a "good" price, retail, is from $.60-$1.00 per pound. Hydrated Lime runs about $8-$12 per 50 pound bag. Read through the how to parts of the Alum kicks clay butt thread to get comfortable with mixing and application if you DIY it.
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Rainman, That is great info. If I purchased 300 lbs, could I get it mixed by slowly scattering from my boat and let the prop do all the mixing? How long would it take before I would see the water starting to clear? Thanks buddy.
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1 1/4 acre L shaped pond, 6 to 9 ft deep. Finished 7/7/16. Stocked with LMB, HBG, BG, CNBG, RES, FHM. Can't wait to fish it. GO SAINTS!!!
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Guys, I added 3000 lbs of Lime to my pond after I had my water checked and had a PH of 6.7 After the Lime it went up to 8.1 Will I be ok added 350 lbs of Alum to my pond. How much do ya'll think my PH will drop? Just def don't want a fish kill. Thanks in advance.
1 1/4 acre L shaped pond, 6 to 9 ft deep. Finished 7/7/16. Stocked with LMB, HBG, BG, CNBG, RES, FHM. Can't wait to fish it. GO SAINTS!!!
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I monitored my pH prior to adding the Alum and was pretty much consistent at 8.3. I added one Hydrated lime for every two sks of Alum and the pH dropped to a 7 during the alum additions and after the Alum additions. I would add lime when adding the Alum. Lime is cheap insurance. I can not make any recommendations but I can say this was my experience at my pond. Hope it helps.
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What is the alkalinity of the pond now? Very high alkalinity could buffer the alum addition and prevent a large PH swing. With that said, I agree with Tracy, lime is cheap insurance.
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Guys, If I do 1/3 of my pond at a time with Alum, how long do I need to wait to do the next third? Thanks,
1 1/4 acre L shaped pond, 6 to 9 ft deep. Finished 7/7/16. Stocked with LMB, HBG, BG, CNBG, RES, FHM. Can't wait to fish it. GO SAINTS!!!
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I did a third of my pond at a time but I still did it all in one day. My pond is just over 3 acres. It turned out, I did not kill any fish that I know of. I broke mine down into one acre sections and did one section at a time, my thinking was giving a place for the fish to escape to. It worked pretty well I thought.
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