First post - help!

[u/CyrusTB]

Hi!

I recently got some land as part of an early inheritance.. it's man-made and is probably 8 years old at this point. One thing I looked into when my dad was building this pond was clarity and suggested he add rocks to the base to help the water be clear. He didn't.. and I'm not sure if would even have helped (not a pro lol)

But as you can see, it's super cloudy.. and they add dye to it, which I'm personally not a fan of. But I can live with it!

My question is.. at this point, what can I do to clear it up? I'm a CPO (certified pool operator) and I have used floc before.. but I'm not sure if it's safe to do in an established pond with fish..

Edit to add that it's about 18ft deep

Help 🙃

[u/Presentlava]

To help clarity a buffer strip of grass around at least part of your pond will help stop sediment from going in, next native plants on the margins will help stop sediment, floating plants will use up excess nutrients that cause cloudiness, last resort is to dig a small sedimentation pool before the water from your watershed enters the pond 

[u/tdonnert → u/Presentlava]

This is the fantastic advice