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Why has my new pond gone cloudy?

Usually new-pond settling: it clears as the planting and filtration mature over the first weeks.

In short

A new pond often goes cloudy for the first few weeks as it settles: fine particles are suspended and the biology has not yet balanced. It usually clears on its own as the planting establishes and the filtration matures. Persistent cloudiness points to a balance or filtration issue we can sort.

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