Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations New pond owner, where to start?

^^^^ What he said!

I wouldn't spend money on water testing, electrofishing, etc until you make a hard decision on what direction to take with the pond. Even pushing the reset button will require the removal of the trees - any heavy equipment brought in that drives over the roots of the trees has a high probability of killing them within the next 5 years. If the decision is to de muck the pond, removing the trees will make it easier for the equipment to access the pond, which equates to less $$ spent on time detouring around them during the clean-out process.