Thanks for all of the help, esshup.

If you keep posting more answers, then I will keep posting more questions! (The more I know, the more I realize that I DON'T know.)

When I am causing sleep deprivation it is probably time to rein it in a little.

I did think the negatives due to clay turbidity would almost certainly outweigh the positives. However, I wanted to pose the question just to get a better handle on the relevant factors for our ponds.