Pond Boss Magazine
https://www.pondboss.com/images/userfiles/image/20130301193901_6_150by50orangewhyshouldsubscribejpeg.jpg
Advertisment
Newest Members
Shotgun01, Dan H, Stipker, LunkerHunt23, Jeanjules
18,451 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums36
Topics40,902
Posts557,134
Members18,452
Most Online3,612
Jan 10th, 2023
Top Posters
esshup 28,422
ewest 21,475
Cecil Baird1 20,043
Bill Cody 15,112
Who's Online Now
11 members (Boondoggle, Bigtrh24, Freg, Sunil, FishinRod, Theo Gallus, jpsdad, Bill Cody, Augie, Jason D, PRCS), 955 guests, and 206 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
E
ECD Offline OP
OP Offline
E
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
My pond has looked like coffee with milk for the last 2 years. Visibility finally got to 7 inches. It is a little over 1/4 surface acres and avg depth about 8 ft.. I finally treated it with 484 lbs of alum and 150 lbs of hydrated lime. Visibility went to 41 inches after 24 hours. After a couple weeks and renewed bloom visibility is 24 inches and fish seem happy.

My question is; is there any concern about dogs drinking the water or my grand kids swimming in it? My dog has been a frequent ( every hour or so when it is hot) swimmer and drinker. However she has stopped this since i treated the water. I have swam in it several times since the treatment with no negative effects noticed. We have a family reunion later this week and I'm worried if I need to take precautions??

Any insight about this would be appreciated.


It's great to see a smile on a dog
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,475
Likes: 264
E
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
Offline
Moderator
Hall of Fame 2014
Lunker
E
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 21,475
Likes: 264
No problem with those 2 after 2 weeks under the conditions you noted.
















Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043
Likes: 1
Hall of Fame
Lunker
Offline
Hall of Fame
Lunker
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 20,043
Likes: 1
Alum is used in food and pickling.


If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.






Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
E
ECD Offline OP
OP Offline
E
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
Thanks Eric and Cecil for the reassuring replies.

I guess I have a tendency to worry over unnecessary things.


It's great to see a smile on a dog
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 201
I
Offline
I
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 201
That's not worry, That's heightened awareness, which is good.

Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
E
ECD Offline OP
OP Offline
E
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 39
I appreciate the comment Instar.

My pond looks the best it's looked in several years and I wouldn't have been concerned except I reread the MSDS's and as per typical government requirements they tend to scare the bejeezes out of you.


It's great to see a smile on a dog

Link Copied to Clipboard
Today's Birthdays
cro, HC1968
Recent Posts
Relative weight charts in Excel ? Calculations?
by Boondoggle - 03/29/24 10:30 AM
pond experience needed
by FishinRod - 03/29/24 10:13 AM
Can anyone ID these minnows?
by jpsdad - 03/29/24 09:19 AM
Dewatering bags seeded to form berms?
by RogersTailgate - 03/29/24 05:45 AM
New pond middle TN: establishing food chain?
by Bill Cody - 03/28/24 07:57 PM
Happy Birthday Bob Lusk!!
by FireIsHot - 03/28/24 07:33 PM
Working on a .5acre disaster, I mean pond.
by PRCS - 03/28/24 06:39 PM
Fungus infection on fish
by nvcdl - 03/28/24 06:07 PM
1 year after stocking question
by esshup - 03/28/24 04:48 PM
Yellow Perch Spawn 2024
by H20fwler - 03/28/24 04:29 PM
New 2 acre pond stocking plan
by LANGSTER - 03/28/24 03:49 PM
Newly Uploaded Images
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
Eagles Over The Pond Yesterday
by Tbar, December 10
Deer at Theo's 2023
Deer at Theo's 2023
by Theo Gallus, November 13
Minnow identification
Minnow identification
by Mike Troyer, October 6
Sharing the Food
Sharing the Food
by FishinRod, September 9
Nice BGxRES
Nice BGxRES
by Theo Gallus, July 28
Snake Identification
Snake Identification
by Rangersedge, July 12

� 2014 POND BOSS INC. all rights reserved USA and Worldwide

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5