So I did a jar test. I'm three days in. I kept one jar in the sun (#1) and one in the dark (#2) with no changes. The third (#3) I added 1/8 tsp of aluminum sulfate. The picture of all three is below.

Each jar is labeled
[img]https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y27xwFDc_pQ9MQA5TLG_HXN9FX0nWlfu/view?usp=sharing[/img]

I don't have a day one picture, but there is very little change to either #1 or #2 and both now have just a little sediment in bottom. #3 is crystal clear with a lot of sediment at the bottom.

If I understand correctly, this means I have suspended clay. Assuming it's clay, then my options are to treat the pond with aluminum sulfate or give it a month or two to see what happens. Right?

It's been a very wet winter so turbidity is not surprising but the water shed feeding is through several acres of woods so I was thinking that would filter the water to some degress. The hard part is being brand new to the pond and I have no baseline