How to Clear Up Dirty Pond Water - TESTING WITH RESULTS
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Doc shows the results of treating the dirty / cloudy pond water. Testing different treatments for over 2 months the results are clear as to what clears up dirty and cloudy pond water. Usually the cause is planktonic algae which is a single cell algae and causes the water to look cloudy. Planktonic algae, a microscopic, free-floating algae that exist in the top few feet of a pond can sometimes give the pond a green or brown coloration and tends to have rapid growth (or blooms) in the warmer months. Planktonic algae are an essential part of the food chain for fish and other aquatic creatures, but too much causes cloudy pond water. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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Pond has come a long way. Looks beautiful!
I've been working on my pond for a couple years now and it's looking great. I recommend, if you can, cutting back as many trees as possible from the ponds edge to reduce the amount of leaves that enter the pond each fall adding excess nutrients to the pond and also making the beneficial bacteria treatments more effective.
Great info !
Doc, I really enjoyed this video. As a teen, we lived on a 3-4 acre residential pond. My Dad was one of the three neighborhood men that took care of the lake. They fought many of the same battles as do you. I remember one year they drained the lake. That was a lot of fun for the kids seining fish out of the deeper pools. They drained it to put lime on the bottom. One day I looked out into the lake bed and down at the dam, my Dad had a bulk load of lime in the back of his white 1964 Ford Pickup spreading it with a shovel. He did the whole lake bed that way. When they filled the lake again, him and his buddies rowed bag after bag of fertilizer out onto the lake and spread them throughout the lake. They probably did more, this is what I recall. He said the lime would keep the bottom firm and the fertilizer would keep the lake green so the algae and "seaweed" would not take over. Afterwords, they had it stocked with small mouth bass, bream, and silver channel cats. You talk about a fun fish to catch, those catfish would weigh from four-to-six pounds after a year or two. You get out there early in the morning when its cool and catch one or two those. Man they put up a good fight! One year some kids dumped a few crappies into the lake that were caught elsewhere. MAN! He was mad, exclaiming, "crappie will eat the other fish's [bass or bream] eggs!" Finally, we had to remove several tall pines off the dam for the same reason, "when the trees die, they leave holes in your dam." Doc, you have a dammed good time out there and best of luck. Keep us posted.
In the UK we call a pond that size a lake. Monster pond! Looks great
Good video. My only thing is that copper sulfate has to be diluted when in granular form. I dump some in a spare cat litter bin, and add water. Copper sulfate only diluted to 20 percent. Then I use a sprayer to spray the filementous algae
Where is your pond? Ours is in Northeast Indiana.
We do everything you’re recommending after finding many variegated pond weeds and under invasive grasses. We have issues with backfilling for our overflow that is eventually connected to a farm tile.
Any ideas?
8:46 thank you for the information. What advised do you have to clear out the green grass and green water on a medium size pond?
Are you adding the dye, copper sulfate and bacteria agent all at once? I read thar you need to do it 1/2 pond at a time?
How much dye? I have a similar pond but info always differs. Can u see the bottom clearly in 3 feet of water or is it too dark?
Help please I am trying to find out what type of grass I have. I live in Ohio
During the season it’s thick and green. So thick no weeds grow in it. In the fall it turns brown and it will stay brown until the weather warms up. I have had someone tell me it’s centipede someone said it’s “Florida grass”.
It has some runners I have photos but don’t know how to put them up.
Living my dream..having property and a place like this.
That’s what I said the moment the video started. That land is to die for!
Did he ever say or show results before and after treatment ?
Does the fountains bring cold water from below and warm the pond
When you started aeration, did you start slowing. I've seen horror stories of fish kills when starting aeration.
I would have laughed my butt off if he said he was adding Humichar! 🤣🤣
I don’t agree with killing turtles. They are endangered.
I hope you’re not killing the raccoons.
I have problems with squirrels nesting in my chimney. I trap and release them far from my house.
He deleted other comments concerned about the killing of 100 year old turtles.
For snapping turtles, can you sell them instead of killing them? Just curious.
I had a small pond dug last summer it’s about 50’x100’ the water it has collected so far is an indigo color. I did have some of the green stumps placed in the bottom the ground is a red clay. Any idea what is making the water so dark?
Also how many crawfish should I put in it? The deep end is 12’
This MIGHT help. www.canr.msu.edu/news/what-is-that-color-in-my-pond You would only need 100 or so to start.
Is that a nature pool?
Hi Doc...(from Michigan)
Question. Our one acre pond is always so clear after WINTER come April. Then, June thru November is cloudy.
Does this sound like a Plankton type algae that's treatable with Copper Sulfate like "Cutrine Plus"??
Directions say .6 of a gallon for a One Acre pond. Does that jive with the amount you use on your pond?
Also, HOW OFTEN DO YOU REAPPLY?
Thanks Doc for any word.
Single cell algae. Algaecide and dye will cure it but aerators will really help as well.
I did add aerator this summer.
Only down side is extra $100 per month in electric bills.
Living the dream...
What brand of pond dye do you use?
listed www.howtowithdoc.com/dirty-pond-water/
Does the dye effect the fish seeing the lures?
No but it will reduce the light if the pond is heavy in the algae. But that's the job of the dye. Reduce the light as algae needs sunlight to live.
In the summer time, can you go swimming in your pond?
Before people had crystal clear swimming pools, that was the only place to swim, ponds, lakes and rivers.
What does the dye do?
Blocks the sunlight from reaching the bottom of the pond.
Is copper sulfate harmful to your fish?
No it's made and sold for ponds.
Try whole ground corn meal. Safe,clean,done….
Philip Morris in Concord tried to dye their pond a couple of decades ago and they ended up killing all the fish
We have dyed all year with no issues. They used the wrong dye.
Probably too much, or wrong chemical dye.
That spray killed off all my fish when the Lillie's sank to the bottom . Killed off a great line tree on the island too.
Next time you should do small areas at a time. Space out smaller areas.
Why kill of the turtles?
Baby ducks, geese, and other wildlife we still have 100s of turtles just not monster snappers anymore.
Did you eat the raccoons you killed?
Raccoons are delicious!
What you are doing is what I did 30 years ago. Be a good sturid of your property that Jesus gave you.
You mean God? Jesus worship God which mean he can’t be God.