Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry What to Test For: Old/New strip mine pond

Well - enve a blind pig finds an acorn once in awhile...

Got back to the farm and broke out the test kit.

2022 Apr pH 5.1
2022 Oct pH 7.0
2023 Apr pH 7.25


Now I got a question for you chem guys out there - the test kit I have says use the tritrator until it goes from Blue/Green to Pink.


This is the Blue-Green at 0ppm added


@ 20ppm


@30 ppm


@40ppm


@50ppm


@75ppm


@110ppm


@140ppm


@150ppm


Please put below what PPM you judge to be "Pink" I know where I did.

In Oct 2022 I test and think I had about the same color but it turned much "pinker" much quicker. I did the alkalinity and pH twice each and got the same results.


2022 Oct Alkalinity I guessed but I think I was low but it was >=50ppm
2023 Apr Alkalinity (I may do the mean of guesses lol or what I think it came out but interested in opinion - why they don't have this in a gradianet slide - I don;t know.

It's got a good color, looks live with lots of organic going on. I think it akin to "soil Health in that get the chemistry right, trying to nudge nature to make her thing happen, coat the bottom with inches of organic matter to help insulate the water from the reactive elements I turned up fixing the issue.