On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:31:01 CST, "Reel McKoi"
wrote:

best thing to do is get rid of the fish, pull the nets off, leave a pump
running to keep them from getting stagnant and let them go to nature - frog
and turtle ponds.

Sounds like an interesting pond to me. My biggest job last year was
cleaning my DIY filters and I'm hoping reducing the pond size from
1500 gallons to 500 will make that a bit easier. If that doesn't
work out for me, I'll be buying dirt and making a new flower bed for
butterflies in the future.

I've always enjoyed gardening and love to use a shovel. I didn't
start a pond until after retirement and then just to have something
interesting to do. Life has so many good things in which, we can
participate. I hope you don't feel you have to rush and your change
brings happiness.
--
Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
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