Managing Water Clarity And Fertility
Part one in our series on managing a small pond for recreational fishing.
Turbidity
How you proceed with this project, will depend on what you are starting with, and with what your goals are. In either case many of the same procedures apply. If you are starting with a newly built pond It may be necessary to get some vegetation growing along the banks. This will be needed to lower the turbidity of the water. Turbidity is simply the soil particles that are held in suspension in the water. If you have a lot of clay, and a lot of rain, the water will probably be muddy. Covering the banks with vegetation, will lower the number of soil particles that end up mixed with water, by helping to prevent erosion…
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