Hey everyone! I would love a little reassurance about what is happening with my water. I think it is probably a normal part of the system starting. After rocking, I rinsed and pumped out the dirty water twice. I did the same with the bog, although I think the pea gravel probably has a little more sandy dirt stuck in it. I tried to pre-rinse all the rock, but it was hard to do efficiently and thoroughly. Then you remember I accidentally emptied the pond with the siphon action of the submersible pump! So I think I did a reasonably decent job of cleaning excess dirt off the rocks. Once filled, I added some beneficial bacteria to the bog. I know it is not necessary, but I thought I would "seed" the bog. I used a little less than the recommended amount. Yesterday, I added a bunch of plants! (I held them in place with a little dirty pea gravel.) All seems good.
Today, there is something happening that I HOPE is normal. The top surface of the water looks "thick." It isn't cloudy or anything at this point -- it just looks "thick." Like there is more surface tension there on the top - like a fly could land on it. My guess is that the bacteria is multiplying in the warm water with the sunlight?
Again, hoping this seems normal. Can anyone give any feedback?
@GBBUDD - you have used b. bacteria to get things started, right? Did you notice anything like this?
