Hi all - lots of info to go thru on these forums - thanks.
I bought this property 4 years ago and it had a 1/4 acre pond that was only 3-5 ft deep. I just recently (~4-5 months ago) finished digging the new pond. It is about 3/4 acre with a deep end of ~18 feet and a shallow end of about 5-6. It is well aerated with two sets of aerators from living waters aeration. I stocked the pond with Hybrid Coppernose (at least that is what the hatchery called them) and a few red-ear. I will be putting in fat heads this fall and late spring I will introduce some bass.
I still have my pier to build but work has been crazy.
My fish are eating up to a 40 oz cup of floating food within 5 minutes and growing well.
The pond water seems to be trying to find its happy place since it has changed colors and had a variety of algae blooms that seem to come and go. Recently I have had a very strange blue algae looking thing appear (seem my pics in the photo section) that I am struggling to identify.
Thanks for all the great info!
Mook
