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A Mess of A Pond #522955 06/26/20 05:09 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2 Texas, US T tlov7 OP
OP tlov7 T Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2 Texas, US	Hello there, I am new here, I was recommended this page by a permaculture group. I am not sure where to start, but I have a mess of a pond, and I am afraid of making it messier. See, I am wanting to get ducks on my 2 acre property and let them have access to this pond. This pond has turtles, frogs, visiting heron, bluegill and some bass in it, but is prone to algae blooms, mosquitoes and over grown weeds all along the edges. I was hoping that maybe adding ducks would help reduce the weeds and mosquito situation, but we do use this pond for pleasure fishing, so I was wondering if maybe you guys could throw some advice my way. I have no idea what I am doing! The pond is 1.7 acres with no kind of filtration or anything like that.

Re: A Mess of A Pond tlov7 #522956 06/26/20 05:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2 Texas, US T tlov7 OP
OP tlov7 T Joined: Jun 2020 Posts: 2 Texas, US	The pond in question, hope this works... [img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/icxiDSaGNLwrCUHv6[/img] Last edited by tlov7; 06/26/20 05:19 PM.

Re: A Mess of A Pond tlov7 #523108 06/30/20 08:58 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,055 Likes: 277 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	I believe that ducks will make things worse by making more nutrients available to the water. We generally discourage them on our ponds. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: A Mess of A Pond tlov7 #523119 07/01/20 07:29 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,182 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA L liquidsquid
liquidsquid L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,182 Likes: 29 East Bloomfield, NY USA	I would say your pond is likely a good candidate for aeration to improve it. I think in TX you can get Tilapia fish to help with algae and weed control, they are plant eaters. It may take a few generations to really get things under control, as well as a couple of triploid grass carp. Once the weeds are thinned enough for smaller fish to get into the shallows, your mosquito problem should go away. If the weeds are too thick for the fish to get through, mosquitos can thrive. Don't get ducks, they are messy eaters. Cute, but messy.