Had quite heavy rain yesterday and the day before, and now my pond's cloudy, a foul smell comes from the bog, fish are all at the surface (seemingly gasping), not looking too well. Wondering how can this happen?
My pond is under a cherry tree, but I do scoop the leaves every day. Now I'm wondering if rain/wind brought a lot of debris and dust to my pond cause I certainly don't understand how.
The last time I had this happen was with a failed bog design I hadn't used pea gravel and there werent many slits on the pipes, that was a while ago though and since I've rebuilt and have many many slits and pea gravel.
This is odd, unless my pond's nutrients were already tipping over the filtration system.
I will say I had many heavy rains in winter and beginning of spring, and never had the issue, water was always crystal clear (although I do find that cloudy water can be normal, the smell I dont imagine is).
Wondering if it's just because in summer there is much more activity. Anyway, I gotta buy some tests and check.
My pond is under a cherry tree, but I do scoop the leaves every day. Now I'm wondering if rain/wind brought a lot of debris and dust to my pond cause I certainly don't understand how.
The last time I had this happen was with a failed bog design I hadn't used pea gravel and there werent many slits on the pipes, that was a while ago though and since I've rebuilt and have many many slits and pea gravel.
This is odd, unless my pond's nutrients were already tipping over the filtration system.
I will say I had many heavy rains in winter and beginning of spring, and never had the issue, water was always crystal clear (although I do find that cloudy water can be normal, the smell I dont imagine is).
Wondering if it's just because in summer there is much more activity. Anyway, I gotta buy some tests and check.