How to Clear Up Dirty Pond Water - TESTING WITH RESULTS

Doc shows the results of treating the dirty / cloudy pond water. Testing different treatments for over 2 months the results are clear as to what clears up dirty and cloudy pond water. Usually the cause is planktonic algae which is a single cell algae and causes the water to look cloudy.  Planktonic algae, a microscopic, free-floating algae that exist in the top few feet of a pond can sometimes give the pond a green or brown coloration and tends to have rapid growth (or blooms) in the warmer months. Planktonic algae are an essential part of the food chain for fish and other aquatic creatures, but too much causes cloudy pond water.

[bryceelliott]

Doc, I really enjoyed this video. As a teen, we lived on a 3-4 acre residential pond. My Dad was one of the three neighborhood men that took care of the lake. They fought many of the same battles as do you. I remember one year they drained the lake. That was a lot of fun for the kids seining fish out of the deeper pools. They drained it to put lime on the bottom. One day I looked out into the lake bed and down at the dam, my Dad had a bulk load of lime in the back of his white 1964 Ford Pickup spreading it with a shovel. He did the whole lake bed that way. When they filled the lake again, him and his buddies rowed bag after bag of fertilizer out onto the lake and spread them throughout the lake. They probably did more, this is what I recall. He said the lime would keep the bottom firm and the fertilizer would keep the lake green so the algae and "seaweed" would not take over. Afterwords, they had it stocked with small mouth bass, bream, and silver channel cats. You talk about a fun fish to catch, those catfish would weigh from four-to-six pounds after a year or two. You get out there early in the morning when its cool and catch one or two those. Man they put up a good fight! One year some kids dumped a few crappies into the lake that were caught elsewhere. MAN! He was mad, exclaiming, "crappie will eat the other fish's [bass or bream] eggs!" Finally, we had to remove several tall pines off the dam for the same reason, "when the trees die, they leave holes in your dam." Doc, you have a dammed good time out there and best of luck. Keep us posted.

[Nikolasto]

Pond has come a long way. Looks beautiful!

[pontiacw]

I've been working on my pond for a couple years now and it's looking great. I recommend, if you can, cutting back as many trees as possible from the ponds edge to reduce the amount of leaves that enter the pond each fall adding excess nutrients to the pond and also making the beneficial bacteria treatments more effective.

[heytony]

In the UK we call a pond that size a lake. Monster pond! Looks great

[jasonoakes]

Living my dream..having property and a place like this.

[TSammut]

Good video. My only thing is that copper sulfate has to be diluted when in granular form. I dump some in a spare cat litter bin, and add water. Copper sulfate only diluted to 20 percent. Then I use a sprayer to spray the filementous algae

[MatthewBWebster]

I would have laughed my butt off if he said he was adding Humichar! 🤣🤣

[kat-m]

I don’t agree with killing turtles. They are endangered.
I hope you’re not killing the raccoons.
I have problems with squirrels nesting in my chimney. I trap and release them far from my house.

[carolisrael]

Where is your pond? Ours is in Northeast Indiana.
We do everything you’re recommending after finding many variegated pond weeds and under invasive grasses. We have issues with backfilling for our overflow that is eventually connected to a farm tile.
Any ideas?

[dennisrath]

Help please I am trying to find out what type of grass I have. I live in Ohio

During the season it’s thick and green. So thick no weeds grow in it. In the fall it turns brown and it will stay brown until the weather warms up. I have had someone tell me it’s centipede someone said it’s “Florida grass”.

It has some runners I have photos but don’t know how to put them up.

[ronbrown]

Did he ever say or show results before and after treatment ?

[jasontreyes]

For snapping turtles, can you sell them instead of killing them? Just curious.

[JR-ufwv]

8:46 thank you for the information. What advised do you have to clear out the green grass and green water on a medium size pond?

[merrioppedal]

Are you adding the dye, copper sulfate and bacteria agent all at once? I read thar you need to do it 1/2 pond at a time?

[jimlanigan.waerq]

Does the dye effect the fish seeing the lures?

[Purgatory]

Try whole ground corn meal. Safe, clean, done….

[WhittyPics]

Philip Morris in Concord tried to dye their pond a couple of decades ago and they ended up killing all the fish

[scottouellette]

How much dye? I have a similar pond but info always differs. Can u see the bottom clearly in 3 feet of water or is it too dark?

[Nikolasto]

In the summer time, can you go swimming in your pond?

[randywallis-vdez]

I had a small pond dug last summer it’s about 50’x100’ the water it has collected so far is an indigo color. I did have some of the green stumps placed in the bottom the ground is a red clay. Any idea what is making the water so dark?
Also how many crawfish should I put in it? The deep end is 12’