I’ve got an about 1/3 acre pond that just filled for the first time about a month ago. It’s currently losing about 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch per day. Soil is red clay loam, was compacted in lifts. Is this normal early pond settling, or should I be concerned? I could either ride it out and see if it plugs, try Soilfloc for whatever leak is there, or pump it out and try to recompact (would really prefer not). I’m also planning to try alum in the next few weeks for suspended clay. Would dropping all that out possibly have a similar effect as Soilfloc in plugging leaks?

Last edited by Dylanfrely; 01/26/23 01:18 PM.