I only used wells. On day 1 I put a few ponds out (well more than a few:)) but they take up too much space and I have 30 odd wells so I put the ponds away after a collection from each. They had...
It's worth having at least ~20 wells/ponds out at minimum if you have the space and the energy to spare. Yes they are very low drop rates... it's the same for all us. Keep going! :)
Don't reinstall. That only ever fixes graphics issues. I found it just needed time to sync together. Maybe just leave BT in the background, open CS and just go about your game. You can force a sync...
yes they are likely additional goals, but as I'm given just a list it's not clear where they fit in so I just added them at the end until someone got to that point and I could provide clarity... even...