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cloudy water

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Question
I installed a pond about 4 weeks ago and after a week I put 5 baby KOI in it, then I noticed Tadpoles in the water. Shortly after they appeared the water started to get cloudy. I clean the filter every other day but it stays cloudy. Is there anything i can put in the H2O w/o hurting the Koi? Thank you for your help.

Answer
Hi Bill,
Thanx for your question.  Make sure you have some floating plants like water hyacinth or water lettuce and use barley bales (about the size of a brick).  Barley bales are available at most gardening centers that have watergardening products or on line.  Google Barley bales.  I hope this helps.

Tom