My pond water was clear until fall leaves fell into the water. Now I have dark stained water – coffee color. It is to cool for an Algie bloom. Any idea how to clear up this water?

When the leaves fall into the pond, they have to decompose and if there are a lot of them because of their organic makeup, the process could change the color of the water to brownish. To avoid this from happening, use a pond net to keep the leaves out. If you could use a fish (skimmer) net now, to net out the leaves settled on the bottom, this might help.

There are two ways to get rid of the brown water:
1. Emptying the pond and refill the pond with new water or wait till spring when you clean it out.
2. Use the pond carbon which comes in a mesh bag and needs to be placed in the Biofalls or where you get flow through the carbon. 4 lbs treats about 800 gallons. It will last 6 months.

Here’s the link to the product:

https://www.aquascapes.com/shop/water-treatments/water-conditioners/activated-pond-carbon-4-3-lb.html