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Old 20-06-2007, 09:45 PM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
Reel McKoi[_11_] Reel McKoi[_11_] is offline
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"~ jan" wrote in message
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Put in a bottom drain to filter and you won't ever have to drain the pond
to clean, it will all get sucked out continuously to the filter. ~ jan

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This is true but it doesn't remove what a total water change will. Many
filters will clog quickly with the plant matter and other grunge that
settles to the bottom. Grunge also settles on the plants and their pots.
This is hosed off during the spring change. My filter intake is on the
bottom and catches much of the particles but not all land near the intake.
It lands on the shelves and all other serfaces. My pump has only one
intake.

My grow-out tanks get little of this mulm/grunge for some reason but I do a
complete chage on them yearly also. Again, to remove all the TDS as the
water slowly turns harder and loses it's buffering capacity.
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