Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Soil questions will uncompacted clay bottom settle?

If the pond gets muddy from stirring up the clay when you swim, adding alum might help give it a kick so the clay settles back out quicker. I know it's a long read, but look for a thread titled "Alum kicks clays butt" or something like that. It has a lot of info in it, and the why's and how's of adding alum to a pond that has turbidity due to clay.

It might compact some by it's own, but nothing like it would be if the heavy equipment were able to pack it down.

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