Originally Posted by esshup
Just a thought. How does the water flow through the property? Does it first enter the smaller pond then dump into the bigger pond? If so, then the small pond is supposed to be like that, sucking out the excess nutrients before they reach the bigger pond.
It would also likely be catching sediments before they enter the big pond if that is the case. These are both usually considered good things.

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