Thanks for this twist on the difficulties of nutrient management, specifically phosphorus, in our ponds, jpsdad.
This begs the question of what else can we remove/harvest to diminish P? Say we target unnecessary vegetation. I pull FA and elodea each summer from our 1/4 acre BOW, as in many hundreds of pounds wet weight. This probably helps. It would be informative to understand just how much benefit we are achieving through this unpleasant task.
What else could a pond owner remove other than fish, crayfish, and bottom muck to lessen the nutrient loading? We pull some thousands of gallons of water from the pond each year for irrigation purposes, replenished by rather infertile Dolores river water. There is no irrigation runoff returning to the pond.
Thanks again for your scientific analyses of many topics on this forum. I'm able to follow along, and to gain insight into all the subjects you consider. We're very fortunate to have you participating.
Roger
