Did you add alum or any other clearing methods to yours?
Yeah, I did an alum treatment during the second year. It worked well for a little while, but the water muddied again after a couple of hard rains.
After the pond eventually cleared up on its own, Chara began growing in the shallows around the shoreline during the Summer. I'm okay with the Chara, as it seems to be a good habitat for forage, and I suspect that it filters particles from the water as well.
