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Derek Broughton · 30-07-2006, 05:42 PM posted to rec.ponds

wrote:

Good advice Ingrid (coz' it echoed mine :-) )

Get a big Oase pump or a pump with a fantastic service record and keep a
backup. my pump hangs by the hose only half way down or 2' so it doesnt
suck stuff off the bottom and cant drain the pond.

I forgot that - I'm not sure I like the idea of hanging the pump by the
hose, but mine is suspended about a foot above the bottom of the pond, too
(using a couple of strands of copper wire, attached to two pieces of rebar
embedded in the ground at opposite sides of the pond.

I will say it again. there is NOTHING like a veggie filter for trouble
free ponding. my ONLY problem is the plants die in fall and I gotta get em
up and running in spring

Absolutely!

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derek