Welcome to the forum.

One observation I will give is that if swimming is your primary goal infertile water works best. If growing fish is your main goal fertile water grows more fish.

The more fertile the water the more you will have problems with FA and "green" water that is less inviting for swimming. But those same nutrients are what grows a food chain to support a healthy fish population.

My main 3 acre pond has become very fertile from four years of feeding fish. It is not as inviting for swimming as it once was and sometimes has some bluegreen alge (cyanobacteria). My relatively new one acre RES pond is much more clear and looks better to swim in.

This is something I have not seen talked about much on this forum, but raising big/numerous fish is sometimes at odds with the goal of a good swimming pond. There may be a mid way balance achievable.

Welcome to the forum, congratulations on the new pond and good luck.

John

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