"Norminn" <
nor...@earthlink.net> wrote in message...
About all I can say, is welcome to the interest,
and I hope you will enjoy it.
It sounds like you have an excellent start.
(ehh,, OK, I'll add one thought. IMHO some removing
of 'gunk' is normally OK, just try to not 'stir' it all up more
than needed. IMHO in the winter, with fish at low metabolism,
seems better than while water is warm. In past I have
really horribly stired it all up, and fish came out fine
once the silt settled & water cleared.
And, related, after the racoons had their fish feed party,
the water was really icky/dirty/dark, but when it finally
settled, the remaining fish were OK & glad to see me.)