Pond Clearing & Stocking Hybrid Bream

So, the purpose of my pond is to have a nice fishing hole, add beauty to my property, provide emergency water, provide water for gardening/orchard, and provide a source of fish protein. There are a few videos of when it was being dug last winter and it has been stocked with fathead minnows for about 10 months now. I see their babies so it supports life, but it needed significant work to support an ecosystem. It had too much clay particles suspended in it which prevents algae growth. Being silty, the pond cannot perform properly. Well, I waited and waiting didn't get the job done so i decided to tackle it. I used aluminum sulfate to bind the clay particles and make them drop to the bottom of the pond and clarify the water more. Because aluminum sulfate lowers PH, I had to counter that with calcium carbonate. Both will not harm the fish, but drastic changes in PH can. I stocked the pond with hybrid bream because it is a smaller body of water and are better suited for catfish or hybrids. Hybrids are fun to catch and taste great. Instead of putting catfish in, I'll add Tilapia later on, but that's another video. I'll introduce bass in the fall to keep the hybrid bream offspring in check. Hybrids do not produce true-to-type offspring and the bass will love 'em along with the fatheads. I love chatting with folks and answering questions. If you enjoy my videos, please like, comment and subscribe! MY STORE ON AMAZON. Everything I use for gardening, I try to put in my store including all my microgreen and hydroponic stuff. So, when I talk about anything that interests you and you think, "Hummm, where can I get that?" Well, it's all right here, you pay nothing extra for using it, and it's always updated! Please check out my store here: https://amzn.to/2vG5Pww As an Amazon affiliate, if you click on one of the product links or my amazon storefront, I do receive a small commission. The best thing about it is that it doesn't add a penny to your purchase price! Thank you for the support! MY BOOK ON MICROGREENS. If you want to know how to grow microgreens like I do, I wrote a book on it, "Microgreens - Intense Hydroponic Grows" aka The IHG Method: Black & White Paperback Version - https://amzn.to/2WUg5sJ Color Paperback Version - https://amzn.to/2NcmaRJ Kindle Version - Either link with paperbacks above. FOOD GRADE SCREENS. Food-grade screens to grow microgreens. If you would like to purchase them, email me. Here's my video on the screens:    • How to Source Screens for the IHG Method   TRUE LEAF MARKET SEEDS. I am an affiliate of True Leaf Market and recommend them highly for great quality microgreen seed. Won't cost you anything extra to purchase using this link, but it does help support the channel so I can keep bringing you content. You can reach True Leaf Market here for all your seed needs: https://www.pntra.com/t/TUJGRklGSkJHR... BOOTSTRAP FARMER TRAYS: I am an affiliate of Bootstrap Farmer, the trays I've been using for years. They are awesome and heavy duty. :O) It won't cost you anything extra to purchase using this link, but again, it does help support the channel. Your tray needs can be reached at: https://shrsl.com/26egl MARS-HYDRO LED LIGHTING. If you need high quality LED grow lighting, I've trialed Mars-Hydro and really like their lights! You will receive a 3% discount, if you use my HGMB code, over their regular pricing! Mars-Hydro Website: http://bit.ly/37Pa0ng CONTACT INFO. If you have questions, or just want to chat about anything, you can contact me at [email protected]. DONATE. If you watch my channel and appreciate the content enough to donate, you can use my email, [email protected], to "donate as friend" at PayPal.com. It's surely appreciated If you love to travel or RV, we do too! Here's Gina and my travel channel: https://bit.ly/3bbNVRp Music: Up Above by Letterbox Clover 3 by Vibe Mountain Safety Net by Riot