(Dave) wrote:

Now for the problem: The pond water every summer gets green and
stinky.

This may be repeating what others have said... view it as from the
department of redundancy department.
How old is the pond? Mine (only 2/3 acre) was quite green the first few
years until a variety of plants got established. I have a number of hardy
water lilies potted in plastic pails, but they probably don't "eat" enough
to matter compared to the various sedges, cattails, and unnamed aquatic
things on the bottom. Farm runoff could well be the problem as well.
I have only large-mouth bass, rather overcrowded; the fat head minnows that
were stocked with them some years ago have become extinct. I'm considering
a separate minnow pond as a breeding spot. With all this wildlife, the
water is rather _too_ clear since most of the nutrients have fins on them!
A local fellow recommended the "worm and six-pack" method of bass thinning.
Works fine!
(Pictures on my personal page, in the .sig below).



Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at www.albany.net/~gwoods
Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1200' elevation. NY WO G