In trying to determine why I can’t see anything in the pond, I decided to do a settling test. Below is a fresh jar of pond water (the green is due to blue dye I put in to control algae):
This is after sitting overnight! The water itself is clear…my issue is the organic muck on the bottom of the pond.
I already am running 4 aerators and have been using pond bacteria for a year in an attempt to help clear it up. Our lack of rain isn’t helping as the pond water level shrinks and concentrates the organics.
I’ll be looking into getting estimates of having the pond muck dredged out next….