In article , MattR
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2) Nothing else explains why my pond is now clear. I did the usual
plants shade potash potasium advice for two years that pours from this
newsgroup and it did nothing. I put in a big stock tank and three weeks
later my pond cleared up.

and your pond matured naturally. usually when it clears on it's own it stays
that way for quite sometime. plust the 300 gal stock tank didn't hurt.

I had the same problem with my pond, it was twice the size of the pumps I had
and not until I put in the correct size pump and time did it clear on its own.
your case it was the filter.

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH
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Nice that your pond cleared. We hear a bunch of different suggestions that
all seem to have proponents and most have reasonable explanations.

Here is our status:

Our pond has been clear for several years now. Loads of plants growing like
mad seems to be the key for us. No icides. No bacterial enzymes. Just
plants and more plants and circulation. The berm ponds collect loads of
much each year and get drained once a year.

Jim


"John" wrote in message
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hey everyone. ive been working on my pumps and filtration methods. i used
to pump about 8 gallons a minute through a somewhat thick filter material
and within a week my pond was pretty clear. at the time the filtered
water
went directly into the pond from the filter material. now, i have about
10-15 gallons per minute cascading down a waterfall and the top is filled
with hyacinth. there is no filter material now... when i use filter
material (even with the old set up) i was cleaning the material almost
everyday. i havnt had to change it all now with the hyacinth as my
filters,
but the pond is completely green now. what should i be doing in order to
not
be cleaning my filters everyday and get my pond back to being clean. The
filer is about 1 foot off the bottom of the pond so it doesnt pick up any
muck.. is this correct? any help is appreciated
thanx!
John