Brown water!

[Joan]

Hi, fellow ponders, and thanks for being there.

I did something dumb. I was trying to build a nice buffer in my pond
and added a bunch of landscaping lime in pellet form. Immediately,
the pond turned a cloudy brown, and it has remained cloudy and brown
now for weeks. I checked the manufacturer of the lime to see if it
had any tannins or iron, but there was none mentioned in their
literature, so I am thinking it must be just plain old mud.

Is this going to hurt the fish? Recommendations for how to clean this
mess up without changing water? My water is *finally* starting to
mature and I hate to rock the boat.

Thanks.

Joan in Oregon

[No Name]

Joan wrote:
> Hi, fellow ponders, and thanks for being there.
>
> I did something dumb. I was trying to build a nice buffer in my pond
> and added a bunch of landscaping lime in pellet form. Immediately,
> the pond turned a cloudy brown, and it has remained cloudy and brown
> now for weeks. I checked the manufacturer of the lime to see if it
> had any tannins or iron, but there was none mentioned in their
> literature, so I am thinking it must be just plain old mud.
>
> Is this going to hurt the fish? Recommendations for how to clean this
> mess up without changing water? My water is *finally* starting to
> mature and I hate to rock the boat.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joan in Oregon
>


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[swarvegorilla]

"Joan" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, fellow ponders, and thanks for being there.
>
> I did something dumb. I was trying to build a nice buffer in my pond
> and added a bunch of landscaping lime in pellet form. Immediately,
> the pond turned a cloudy brown, and it has remained cloudy and brown
> now for weeks. I checked the manufacturer of the lime to see if it
> had any tannins or iron, but there was none mentioned in their
> literature, so I am thinking it must be just plain old mud.
>
> Is this going to hurt the fish? Recommendations for how to clean this
> mess up without changing water? My water is *finally* starting to
> mature and I hate to rock the boat.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Joan in Oregon
>


water change, it won't 'muck' up the cycle