We are in south Mississippi, so if Ivan comes ashore anywhere between New
Orleans and Mobile we will be affected by it

My pond is in an old ski boat. I plan to drain the kiddie pool veggie
filter and put the plants into the pond. The bio filter has a lid that I do
not normally use. Should I put the lid on it? As for the pond itself, I am
thinking about putting a bubbler into it and covering it with plywood.,
maybe leaving a couple of small openings?

How long can the pond and filter go without power safely? (Four large
goldfish, several lilies, loads of fairy moss)

My pump is an outside the pond type. If it loses power all the water in the
biofilter (about 60 gallons) will drain back into the pond. There is a
valve on the pump that I can open and make all the water from the biofilter
drain into the drain underneath the pump. Which is better?

Or should I just go ahead and clean out the biofilter and turn it off until
the storm has gone away?

I'm new to ponds, not hurricanes.

Thanks for comments and advice!

Pam