How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
Thanks
Pat

I install bottom drains.

"Pat" wrote in message
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How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
Thanks
Pat

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 18:17:45 -0800, "Pat"
wrote:

How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
Thanks
I install bottom drains.

You did install bottom drains, or you're asking if you should? A pond that
has a 12 foot diameter, a bottom drain would sure make things easier. Check
out my website on how to go over the side using a tetra bell vacuum bottom
drain, so you can retrofit a pre-existing pond. (Click on My Filter). For
heavier stuff, that the koi don't get moved down to the location of the
bottom drain, I use my shop vac. ~ jan

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"Pat" wrote in message
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How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
Thanks
Pat

I used to use a shop vac but now have frogs
so I just use a strong net to bring some of
the sediment up, not too much at one time.
I suppose it depends on how much you get.

Gail
near San Antonio TX

"Pat" wrote in message
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How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
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I have a fine mulm net to get what collects in the deepest part. A less
fine net gets the leaves, small twigs and any frogs that didn't survive the
winter. Once the pumps are turned on the circulation of water stirs up
what's left and it ends up in the filters.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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I am one of those who's daddy said "dont want no leak, dont put in no holes".
actually, my current koi pond doesnt appear to have any mulm on the bottom. after 5
years I can still see the little gravel scattered on the bottom which the koi like to
remove from the lily pot and scatter. they also pick it up and spit it into the
bucket filter.
My pond is rectangular so the water falls in at one end, is sucked out by the pump at
the other. the koi stir up the bottom and eventually it looks like all the mulm just
gets dumped into the veggie filter.
every fall when I move the plants from the veggie filter I find a couple inches if
mulm which I use a wet dry to remove and put it on my flower beds.
my pond is netted to keep out leaves
I feed the highest quality koi food I can find and very little of it at a time.
overfeeding leads to fouling the water.

My other two ponds out at the dacha dont have netting and get filled with leaves and
I have a pond service come and drain and clean the ponds in spring after the temp is
above 55 for a couple weeks. Ingrid

"Pat" wrote:

How do you all clean up the sediments at the bottom of your ponds.
My pond is about 12 foot diameter and 3 feet deep at the center.
Thanks
Pat




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