Ok Taffy I have been reading answers to your post and all sounds like good advice.I f you will allow me I will add mine also. Algae is a persistent problem live with it. to some degree.All the advice you were given was good. However if you wish to enjoy it the pond .Clean it once a year add gold fish or whatever you like and live with it. Remember this the more moving water you have, the more oxygen you have ,the more algae you have! I have about the same size pond as yourself for many years now and I have two water falls and a fish that squirts water.I quit feeding the fish let them eat the algae and made me a good filter system. Of which you could buy if you wish not nessary .Now I enjoy my pond and clean once a year every two years I drain it.This seems to work well for me.I am in a shady are for the most part.I have very little problem with the algae.I have seen beautiful ponds with know problems with algae ,but most are expensive to build and operate . Mine is built by my self and maintained on a low scale with as little as trouble as possible. I bought a 25 gal plastic drum for 10.00 dollars .line the bottom with several bricks,to make a platform.Cut you a piece of heavy screen , cut a notch in the side of the screen so a 1 1/2 inch diameter PVC pipe can get by it.Buy you 6 feet of 1 1/2 inch PVC pipe and a 90 degree PVC fitting plastic. put the fitting on the end of the pipe,not neassary to glue it.slip it down inside the barrel underneath the screen ..Your going to run water through it.Pour 1 10 LB bag of lava rock over the screen then 10 lbs. of pea gravel another screen and then buy some filter material its kinda like soft porous foam we used to use in swamp coolers for the water to run through. Put that on top of the screen and one more piece of screen, cut your screen to fit the inside of barrel.Put you a couple rocks on top of the filter so it don't float up.Put you lid on barrel it should have a cap on the lid take it off and put the lid on over the pipe. Cut your pipe off to about 6 inches above the lid. Buy you a good pump at lowes if you got a lowes there. run you hose off the pump up to the barrel put the end of hose in barrel it will fill the barrel and run out hole in the side of barrel that you will determine were this hole needs to be after you decide at what height you want you water to run out. To do this use the same 1 1/2 PVC pipe you bought a piece about 6 inches or whatever and cut a hole in the side of barrel. You will need to buy a rubber grommet to go in the hole you cut it is like a flange that you will stick this pipe through and tighten it up that will seal water from running out around the pipe. There you have it water runs in the top by the pump out the side to the pond filters continuously keeps it clean no maintenance and cheap. run it year round and enjoy.Now I know what your thinking if you have problem with this set up get you a good man to help you with a little thought he will be able to help you make this work . Best regards Tom in Oklahoma










"Garrapata" wrote in message ...
On 28 Mar 2003 07:28:01 -0800, (Brenda)
wrote:

I need to drain the pond to refill it with clean water.

Where will the old water go?

Siphon? Is your pond higher than any place else on your property?
Or
Could you just run more water into the pond until it has displaced the
old?
Portable sump pump
Cheap electric models at the big home centers $50 or so, maybe rent for
a couple of days.
Gas - more expensive - if no electricity