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ragingclown asked:


Mom bought a house with a huge pond about 35×60′. This thing has loads of problems. It sits in a swampy area with a high water table. It’s a rectangular ditch with a circular tree island in the middle of it. It’s fed by a natural stream that dries out in dry months and drains from a single overflow pipe that can’t handle heavy rains and overflows the land bridge draining into another creek. The sides are eroding and it’s relatively shallow due to the erosion and presumably the stuff washed down by the stream. The mud within the pond acts like quicksand; it’s about 2-4′ deep. A slip or fall could end with a person drowning. There are serious issues with algae blooms and in the winter it freezes solid. While there are loads of animals in here and almost appears to be self sufficient I want to know what I can do to fix the above problems. Filling it in is not an option as it’s natural swamp land and in the path of 2 connecting creeks. I want a sustainable koi pond. Thanks!

Mel