How to Clear Up Dirty Pond Water - TESTING WITH RESULTS

[@pontiacw7]

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.

[@bryceelliott9112]

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.

[@Nikolasto77]

Pond has come a long way. Looks beautiful!

[@heytony4162]

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

[@dennisrath108]

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.

[@JR-uf6wv]

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?

[@PinePondCTDevilsHopyard-fy3hj]

We have a five acre pond. In the spring and summer most of it gets covered with pond lillies. I assume this is preventing algae blooms? Would like to knock them back to only cover 1/3 of the pond but that may cause other problems?

[@carolisrael120]

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?

[@jasonoakes6205]

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

[@ComedyBros5]

That’s what I said the moment the video started. That land is to die for!

[@needforkno]

Thankgod. Someone did it. Thanks for the explanation. Godbless oldman.

[@TSammut0219]

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

[@PinePondCTDevilsHopyard-fy3hj]

I see he used copper sulfate crystals, but added them to the feeder stream, not directly into the pond. Slowly dissolving them and flowing to the pond in liquid form as you suggested.

[@merrioppedal8131]

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?

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

With killlers like copper sulfate you do part of the pond per label instruction. Dye is dye, just add it. If you have aeration, use it when killing the algae and muck because those products deplete the available oxygen for the wildlife in the water.

[@MatthewBWebster]

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

[@jasontreyes8078]

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

[@randywallis-vd2ez]

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’

[@HowTowithDoc]

This MIGHT help. www.canr.msu.edu/news/what-is-that-color-in-my-pond You would only need 100 or so to start.

[@scottouellette1126]

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?

[@kat-m1656]

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.

[@jeanfrost5452]

He deleted other comments concerned about the killing of 100 year old turtles.

[@twc9000]

Alligator snapping turtles are not endangered. They are endemic to ponds and rivers in the U.S. They live to be about 45 years old in the wild and have been known to severe people's fingers with their strong bite. If you trap and release squirrels far from your house, you are killing them. They are very territorial and other squirrels will attack them and they will die of starvation or from predators.

[@Jaysutube297]

God gave us dominion over all the animals. Doc is an adult American making choices to protect his property the way he choses. Quit trying to be righteous and preach to anyone. Your opinion means nothing.

[@eoglander]

@@Jaysutube297 "God gave us dominion over all the animals" Who is preaching here?

[@Fred-Fish-1]

​@@twc9000alligator snappers are protected. These are common snapping turtles in this pond and they are OK to take. The common will take a finger not alligator snappers. But this guy is way off of balancing. An ignorant video.

[@ronbrown124]

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

[@jojozz52]

Great info !

[@howardredder3582]

Hi Doc...(from Michigan) Question. Our one acre pond is always so clear after WINTER come April. Then, June thru November is cloudy. Does this sound like a Plankton type algae that's treatable with Copper Sulfate like "Cutrine Plus"?? Directions say .6 of a gallon for a One Acre pond. Does that jive with the amount you use on your pond? Also, HOW OFTEN DO YOU REAPPLY? Thanks Doc for any word.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Single cell algae. Algaecide and dye will cure it but aerators will really help as well.

[@howardredder3582]

I did add aerator this summer. Only down side is extra $100 per month in electric bills.

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

​@@howardredder3582 Run it periodically, you don't always need it, ponds naturally aerate with wind agitation. You need it if your pond ices over to keep open to air holes. If you ice over you will have a fish kill.

[@jimlanigan.wa3erq341]

Does the dye effect the fish seeing the lures?

[@HowTowithDoc]

No but it will reduce the light if the pond is heavy in the algae. But that's the job of the dye. Reduce the light as algae needs sunlight to live.

[@josephgarlan4799]

Does the fountains bring cold water from below and warm the pond

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

Fountains are floating and suck water from the top few feet of the pond. Aerators that sit on bases just above the bottom help mix the thermocline. A thermocline (also known as the thermal layer or the metalimnion in lakes) is a distinct layer based on temperature within a large body of fluid (e.g. water, as in an ocean or lake; or air, e.g. an atmosphere) with a high gradient of distinct temperature differences associated with depth. Aeration is much better if you must choose one or the other because this allows the fish access to more of the pond and it increases oxygen from the water adjitation.

[@nadinebeaumont7284]

What does the dye do?

[@williamterry3177]

Blocks the sunlight from reaching the bottom of the pond.

[@barbaraewing-hayes9262]

What brand of pond dye do you use?

[@HowTowithDoc]

listed www.howtowithdoc.com/dirty-pond-water/

[@Nikolasto77]

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

[@williamterry3177]

Before people had crystal clear swimming pools, that was the only place to swim, ponds, lakes and rivers.

[@garysteffen8113]

When you started aeration, did you start slowing. I've seen horror stories of fish kills when starting aeration.

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

I don't see how aeration can kill anything, it is just air passing through air stones like you see in an aquarium.

[@casman9635]

​@@JamesBrown-fd1nvIt will kill your fish if you install it and then run it continuously. You have to gradually increase it day by day. The older the pond, the more careful you need to be. Rule of thumb is start at 30 mins day one, 1hr day two, 2hr day three, and doubling until continuous use. Google can explain better. But yes, it will kill your fish.

[@Smoshylife]

@@JamesBrown-fd1nvaerators bring up ammonia to the surface that was settled at the bottom due to density differences. So you shouldn’t just stick an aerator in and call it a day. You gotta slowly over time run it for longer and longer periods until you reach 24/7

[@Lucas-jz4sm]

Is that a nature pool?

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

Outlet pipe says no to me. Most farm ponds were made as a water and fish source for the farmer.

[@reddog_welch8825]

Is copper sulfate harmful to your fish?

[@HowTowithDoc]

No it's made and sold for ponds.

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

It is if you over apply it or apply to the entire pind at once.

[@WhittyPics]

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

[@HowTowithDoc]

We have dyed all year with no issues. They used the wrong dye.

[@williamterry3177]

Probably too much, or wrong chemical dye.

[@smegheadGOAT]

Why kill of the turtles?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Baby ducks, geese, and other wildlife we still have 100s of turtles just not monster snappers anymore.

[@wm005]

Living the dream...

[@Purgatory1]

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

[@nadinebeaumont7284]

That spray killed off all my fish when the Lillie's sank to the bottom . Killed off a great line tree on the island too.

[@williamterry3177]

Next time you should do small areas at a time. Space out smaller areas.

[@louieHuelsman]

Why would you kill the turtles if you’re doing it for wildlife?!?!?!?

[@HowTowithDoc]

They eat the baby ducks.

[@dbw825]

Did you eat the raccoons you killed?

[@trevorallen5988]

Raccoons are delicious!

[@PinePondCTDevilsHopyard-fy3hj]

​@@trevorallen5988maybe Doc can save them for you to pick up.

[@rogersmith3960]

What you are doing is what I did 30 years ago. Be a good sturid of your property that Jesus gave you.

[@andrewdavanzo8497]

You mean God? Jesus worship God which mean he can’t be God.

[@JamesBrown-fd1nv]

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[@stratolestele7611]

"Steward" is what you meant.

[@stratolestele7611]

​@@andrewdavanzo8497 we worship the Father, the son, and the Holy Ghost as one being. Jesus, Christ our Lord, God, understand we are speaking to the holy Trinity. Godspeed all! 🙏