studiovette said:
Unbelievable! The day after I fix my leak we get a few inches of rain and I come home to a disaster! My beautful clear pond is all brown and murky .Please advise what should I do? Do I drain most of the water and refill with clean?
HELP!
First of all, it's probably OK to leave the water alone, and as Sissy suggested, filter with some quilt batting. Most of the murkiness will settle out and/or be removed via filtration. If your level is high and you might get more rain, you can drain some off, but otherwise, I would leave it alone. Your clean water is still there, it's just "busy" right now.
Now to talk about recurrences.... Is the side of your pond raised, like a berm, or is it level with the rest of your yard? If your sides aren't raised, or if not raised enough, water from your yard can flow into the pond. Or, if your sides aren't level -- you have an area that's lower -- you'll get flow there, too. Do you have an overflow "drain" built in? This can be helpful to keep the pond from going over the side and into your yard.
But sometimes you'll get so much rain that nothing you can do will stop it from happening. Been there a few times.... But it will clear up. Remember, with everything "ponds," patience is your friend
