"Steve and Lisa" wrote in message
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We just put in a new pond Saturday. The past two days it's been raining
and
silt had gotten into the pond. (We put stones around it and didn't even
think to rinse them all off). Will it all settle (still raining as of the
moment) or will we have to do something else to clear it all up.

When it comes to ponds, the one topic that I am an expert on is Mud in your
pond. Anyone here will tell you, no one knows mud like I know mud. My pond
was opaque and orange for months after installation due to mud/clay I
knocked in as I was building it, plus runoff issues.

I tried...water changes, dense foam filtration, straw, lime, etc. Nothing
worked really well. The best solution I found...was LEAVE THE DAMN POND
ALONE!!! Many people told me to try this, but I had much difficulty in doing
so. When I finally did it, the pond cleared perfectly in just a couple of
weeks. I periodically try to remove some of the stuff that has collected on
the bottom in order to slowly remove it from the pond, but even to this day,
when I get in there and work with the plants, I still stir it up, and cloud
my pond for days.


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BV.
www.iheartmypond.com