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    Thread: Mud Pond

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      Mud Pond

      It is 60' x 40' and about 11' deep. Fed by a natural stream, overflows to a slough at the bottom of the property.
      I call it the "Big Ugly Pond".
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      Do you have koi in there? Do you have any future plans for the BigMud?
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      That ain't ugly. My old big mud pond that was nothing but mud (wouldn't hold water) was an eyesore.
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      I do think I see a school of orange fish in there...I think.....

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      Someday I would like to fill it in and put 2 lined ponds connected by a stream in the same area but I can't see that happening this year.
      Yes, there are a few Goldfish and a couple koi in there but the only time you see them is when they are feeding or sunning. I would like to be able to see deeper then a few inches. The fish grow big and fast in there.
      I have 4 small container ponds, well 2 bathtubs, a stock tank and an old refridgerator that has been gutted and lined. Last year we had a blow out on the dam and in my panic I moved all the fish into those. Most are now back in the big ugly pond but I kept some in the containers for mosquito control.

      So Bill OTMS, What would you do with it???

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      WHAT ON EARTH IS A SLOUGH I ONLY KNOW SLOUGH AS THE PLACE I LIVE, HOPE IT AIN'T NOTHING NASTY

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      I don't think I'd line it. Maybe GatorGard but I'd look for a good, inexpensive source of montmorillonite clay/benonite and keep it covered with this good stuff but I don't think that would be practical.

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      Merlin,
      'round here a slough is nothing more then a deep ditch that runs from one lake to another. There are native fish (trout, bass and ??? ) that live down there.

      Bill,
      do you have any idea what the mermaid would charge me to gator gaurd a 40' x 60' x 12' mud hole? Even to muck it out and reline with bentonite would cost a small fortune.
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