I've got three Gargantuan Gold Fish. The biggon' is ~4" long.
I used to feed them Flake food twice a day and have always had a real murky water issue.
The last time I went back to buy more fish food the gal there suggested I feed once a day and switch to Koi pellots.
The water has been much nicer sence making that change.
I just scanned the last four or five pages of you guy's/gal's little manic jabbar. First it's PMS then PM's then Beer Nuts. Next it' going to 'BM's" and I think from your tone somebody needs one!
By the way Melanie, you're sharp as a whip! Love it.