Pond silt

[Derek Ward]

Hi, in the last couple of months my pond plants have been covered in silt. I cleaned them all at the weekend and they are covered again. I have an effective pump and filter (or I think I do).

Does anyone know why the build up and how to resolve?

Thanks, Derek

 

[poconojoe]

I don't know but I'll throw a few ideas out there...
Any major construction in the area? Has the weather been unusually dry and windy? Any open fields close by? Maybe you just have a lot of sediment on the bottom that has built up over the years and your fish have been stirring things up? Or have you been stirring things up?

 

[Stephen Noble]

Welcome Derek! Is there anything living in your pond that might be doing some 'rearranging' and stirring up sediment?

 

[Derek Ward]

I don't know but I'll throw a few ideas out there...
Any major construction in the area? Has the weather been unusually dry and windy? Any open fields close by? Maybe you just have a lot of sediment on the bottom that has built up over the years and your fish have been stirring things up? Or have you been stirring things up?

Thanks for your reply. None of the above I am afraid

 

[Lisak1]

Welcome @Derek Ward ! Did you recently add anything to kill algae in your pond? Also, I'm assuming you mean your underwater plants, correct?

 

[Derek Ward]

Hi, thanks for your response. No, I have added nothing to pond and yes it is the submerged plants.

 

[Lisak1]

Sometimes when I have a lot of algae in the spring and it dies off it covers everything with a fine silt. Thats why I wondered - mine just dies off on it's own though.

 

[j.w]

@Derek Ward
I've had that dead stuff attach to everything in my pond at times and I take the garden hose and push the stuff off w/water and it helps to get it moving around so the filters can then pick it up. Otherwise I think it will disappear on it's own after awhile. Starting up my powerful volcano looking aerator will help also. Just anything to stir it up away from stuff will help.

 

[Derek Ward]

Sometimes when I have a lot of algae in the spring and it dies off it covers everything with a fine silt. Thats why I wondered - mine just dies off on it's own though.

Well, this is my first spring having extended my pond last year so hopefully all will die off too. Thanks

 

[Lisak1]

I've had that dead stuff attach to everything in my pond at times and I take the garden hose and push the stuff off w/water and it helps to get it moving around so the filters can then pick it up

I do the same thing... In fact I was going to do it today, but BRRRRRR! Too cold out there! If the wind would stop blowing so dang hard, it would be bearable!

 

[poconojoe]

I do the same thing... In fact I was going to do it today, but BRRRRRR! Too cold out there! If the wind would stop blowing so dang hard, it would be bearable!

Darn weather! I was out there yesterday digging my bog and it began to hail. It was those funny tiny little balls. It was coming down like crazy, a complete white-out for about 15 minutes. Very intense.