BV,

I used limestone in my smaller pond, and didn't have a clue about how much
to use. Dumped in maybe 10 pounds and it took a week to clear. It has
never been anything but clear since. I think that 3 pounds is probably more
than adequate.
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"BenignVanilla" m wrote in
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So I did some more research on using Calcite to clear the clay from my
pond.

The info I have gathered says that you should use 1000-2000 lbs. of
calcite
per acre of surface area to clear clay. So minimally, that is 1000lbs. per
43,560 sq. ft. My pond has approx. 130 sq. ft of surface area, so I figure
I
need about 3lbs to clear my pond.

Does this sound right?
Has anyone done this?
Any ideas what else Calcite will do to my water? plants? fish? critters?

I can't find a pro's/con's list anywhere.

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