Newbie pond build questions..

[addy1]

Watch out your 10 feeders will soon be lots! I started with a few, they sure do procreate!

 

[Tom Cook]

Hello all,
It has been since the 27 of March since I have checked in here and have only had One floater. I believe she was pregnant and quite
a bit along as she was full of something, no I didn't autopsy.

The fish are growing and feedeing and seem to be happy. my big issue is a cannot see more than 4-5 inches in the water for
the Green "smoke" in the water. I even put a swimming pool pump/filter on the job and have to clean the paper filter every day.
The filter just clogs with the fine green material.
I also made a sand filter with a 5 gallon bucket and 400GPH pump.

I have been running these 24/7 for 3 weeks and still no clearing.

I poured some Barley extracft I got from a home improvement store in and that did nothing that I could
discerne.

I'm just not sure what to do. I thought about the red stuff walmart sells for fish tanks as it is supposed to be fish safe.
But at 9 dollars a pop and 400 gallons per bottle, i'd have to dump 50 bucks into the stuff.
Of course if you guys think it will help much, i'll do it.

 

[Tom Cook]

Also, the PH has gone thru the roof on the test strips.

Tom

 

[Tom Cook]

A closer view of the giant Pea Soup bowl..

 

[sissy]

new ponds do that mine just started and it is just a fact and will go away with time

 

[sissy]

plants and more water movement will help .I have my aerator on with 9 air stones going

 

[Tom Cook]

Sissy, you say it will clear over time?
I sure hope so..
I will be adding Cat tails this week, I thought about Lilly pads, but i'm told they will take over.

Thanks,

Tom