Even easier for us, for the *next* pond
would be a bottom drain and a skimmer!
Also our next pond won't be as deep so
we can trim plants with ease. And it will
be formal so we don't have to deal with
dry stacked rock (easy for dogs to tip
in). Will also have one pond for goldfish
and one pond for critters. And a long winding
stream to float paper boats in...

k :-)