![]() ![]() This MUCK is nutrient rich and creates a deteriorating cycle. This bacterial war rages on and the fallout is methane, sulfur dioxide, phosphates, and other toxic gases saturating into the water column reducing oxygenated water for fish and other aquatic species. In the bowl area live the anaerobic bacteria, which cannot decompose the incoming matter quickly enough. This bacterium decomposes foreign matter quickly. In the shallows up to about three feet, live the aerobic bacteria. ![]() All of this accumulates in what we call “the bowl” or “septic tank” of the pond, usually the deepest area. The wind contributes leaves, branches, grasses and other material. In the beginning our fine-feathered friends bring algae, weeds and eggs to our ponds.
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