Originally Posted By: DADx4
Day 1, approx 50 fish.
Day 2, 10 fish.
Lost mainly BG, some smaller bass and crappie, along with one big channel cat.
Today there were none dead.

Will start slow on the next go-round with aeration, only 15 min a day.
Any product recommendations to speed up the toxic muck clean up? Bacteria?


My opinion, run aeration for a complete summer season before considering any chemicals. Keeping DO in that deep water will do more than any chemical will.

(I'm in the first summer of aeration in a 30 year old farm pond)

The smell will get worse before it gets better. One thing I've learned so far- everything has to happen slowly.


Half acre 30 year old farm pond, Mebane NC. Aeration & feeder.
LMB, CC, SC, BG, HBC, two no account welfare carp and nine seasonal Tilapia that all the other fish are terrified of.