Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

I'm a newbee ponder ..... Does anyone use a shopvac to clean sediment and
stufffff off the bottom of their pond?

Bob

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Absolutely. I just burned mine up cleaning the pond bottom, but have used
it for years so don't let that stop ;you. So now I have to buy a new one.

Pixi


"Bob Knight" wrote in message
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I'm a newbee ponder ..... Does anyone use a shopvac to clean sediment and
stufffff off the bottom of their pond?

Bob

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

Bob Knight wrote:

I'm a newbee ponder ..... Does anyone use a shopvac to clean sediment and
stufffff off the bottom of their pond?

See my post to the subject : Pond Vacuum



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"Bob Knight" wrote in message
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I'm a newbee ponder ..... Does anyone use a shopvac to clean sediment and
stufffff off the bottom of their pond?

I use one to clean my VF bottom, but this season (my first) I am leaving the
bottom of the pond to the bottom drain.

BV.

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I am thinking of going to a setup like I use for my aquarium. It is a rigid
plastic tube with a hose coming put the that drains using suction. I use the
water in the house to water plants I figure I will use the water in the pond
to water the plants outside. A side note I have a bottom drain and have not
found much at the bottom of the pond this year. I walk in there at least
once a month to fix something I can't reach.
"Bob Knight" wrote in message
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I'm a newbee ponder ..... Does anyone use a shopvac to clean sediment and
stufffff off the bottom of their pond?

Bob

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Please excuse my ignorance, but how does one use a shop vac to clean the
bottom? doesn't it fill right up with pond water before you get all of the gunk
out?
-Pat
(another newbie)

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that was my thought exactly and then what do you do with all the water &
muck you've vacuumed up?

"O3raledale" wrote in message
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Please excuse my ignorance, but how does one use a shop vac to clean the
bottom? doesn't it fill right up with pond water before you get all of the
gunk
out?
-Pat
(another newbie)

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

In article , "Mickey"
writes:

I walk in there at least
once a month to fix something I can't reach.

I walk in mine at least once a day--.unless it's raining

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH
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My Art Studio at
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yup, it fills up pretty fast but it does get the muck. I just dump it out
onto my lawn.

" Caph" wrote in message
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that was my thought exactly and then what do you do with all the water &
muck you've vacuumed up?

"O3raledale" wrote in message
...
Please excuse my ignorance, but how does one use a shop vac to clean the
bottom? doesn't it fill right up with pond water before you get all of
the
gunk
out?
-Pat
(another newbie)

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

Purchase a SHOP VAC brand that has a pump to drain the water from the vacuum
as it fills.
I forget the model number, but it says that on the box. It's the 'Vacuum
that pumps'.
You have to stop drawing water every so often to let the water pump catch up
with the vacuum. The vacuum has a fitting on the pump that accepts a garden
hose so you can direct the pump output where you want.
I use a bucket with holes drilled in the bottom (small) with fiberfill in
the bucket to filter the water before it drains back into the pond.
I used the plastic cross-stitch material to make a screen for the end of the
vacuum hose, so as not to vacuum up things best left in the water.

Bill

"O3raledale" wrote in message
...
Please excuse my ignorance, but how does one use a shop vac to clean the
bottom? doesn't it fill right up with pond water before you get all of the
gunk
out?
-Pat
(another newbie)

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

I walk in mine at least once a day--.unless it's raining

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH

worried you'll get wet? :)

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Xref: kermit rec.ponds:130082

Yes I do. It has a hose on it to let out the water.


http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND

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The one I have has a place for a hose to expel the water.


http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

" Caph" wrote in message
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that was my thought exactly and then what do you do with
all the water &
muck you've vacuumed up?

If you have a garden, put it on plants. My roses love it,
and it's free.

Gail

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Thanks to all for the replys to my question. :)
-Pat

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Wow! That's an inspiring pond. But it makes me tired just looking at all
the "in progress" pictures :-)
Kirsten
"REBEL JOE" wrote in message
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The one I have has a place for a hose to expel the water.


http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

Pat, it depends how big (and deep) your pond is. My teeny water garden has
a maximum depth of maybe 24".

I experimented by putting the end of the shop vac hose directly on the
bottom of the water garden, and I was able to get up some of the gunk
without much water. OTOH, I was really trying to do a complete water
change, so it was just a theoretical question for me.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC







"O3raledale" wrote in message
...
Please excuse my ignorance, but how does one use a shop vac to clean the
bottom? doesn't it fill right up with pond water before you get all of the
gunk
out?
-Pat
(another newbie)

Keeping the pond bottom clean.
 

In article ,
(Kevin Carbis) writes:


I walk in mine at least once a day--.unless it's raining

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH

worried you'll get wet? :)


why of course! LOL

Karen
Zone 5
Ashland, OH
http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html
My Art Studio at
http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html
for email remove the extra extention

Keeping the pond bottom clean.