gypsum doesn't work on my pond water in bucket tests. I'm about to grit my teeth and drop a bunch of money on alum. Hydrated lime is used to prevent the pH drop of alum from killing fish. Try the alum bucket test again with minnows in it. mine survived even without the lime.

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