Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Muddy water Muddy Water: Catfish or Clay?

Have you done any jar or bucket tests to see if the water will clear in a few days? Certainly try that, then also play around with the alum you can find in a small container in the walmart spice area. Maybe also try lime or gypsum.

One thought I have not seen discussed is how well the alum treatment will probably help even if you have bullheads and crayfish. I think it will help a lot, as the bottom of the pond will be coated with precipitate that will resettle again if stirred up. You can take a 5 gallon bucket of my water and watch it stay brown for a week. Add alum and it all settles to the bottom. Stir it all up and within an hour its all settled again.