D Kat wrote, On 05/06/2008 04:15:
A thanks to all who responded. I think the combination of ideas will fit
the bill. I had not known that AccuClear was a flocculent - I will try to
get some of that this weekend. I just have little mosquito fish in this
pond so I'm not worried about it getting stirred up once it settles. I did
a search for nylon-wool fiber and could find nothing of use. I then
thought - hmmm maybe that quilt padding I got for a bench might be the same
thing... I had a bit left over, which I wrapped around the end of the
output hose and that seems to be helping considerably. Of course the entire
pond is already lined with white clay... vacuum should work on that...but
then if I leave it and algae grows on it that would be good for the fish. I
keep my pump in a bucket of lava rock and that is my lazy man's
mechanical/bio filter. It works wonderfully for most things but this silt
was way to fine to be caught in it. Perhaps I should add some of the nylon
quilt stuffing to it?

Thanks again and again it is really nice to have this room back (but how did
the Confidence cassimere crap get through?). Donna

Your quilt padding is probably exactly the same material as my nylon
filter wool. But if you want to see exactly what I used, it was
purchased form here http://stores.ebay.co.uk/RVS-Aquatics
It clogs pretty quickly. That's why it does a good job at taking out
fine particles, so you probably don't want to wrap it around the pump or
somewhere it might cause overflows.
I once used a chemical flocculant and it cleared the pond overnight.
However I tried it a year later and nothing happened. These things seem
to be very pH dependent, they cause very subtle surface changes to the
suspended material and require that your pond meets the exact conditions
on the label.
Hope it clears soon.

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DavidM
www.djmorgan.org.uk