Keeping the pond bottom clean.

[Bob Knight]

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

Bob

[joe]

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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[BenignVanilla]

"Bob Knight" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

[Mickey]

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

[O3raledale]

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)

[Caph]

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)

[Karen Mullen]

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
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[ronm]

yup, it fills up pretty fast but it does get the muck. I just dump it out
onto my lawn.

" Caph" > wrote in message
...
> 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)
>
>

[BB]

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)

[Kevin Carbis]

>
> 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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there is nothing you can do about the frogs freezing in a shallow pond except move em
out. if you are in warmer areas and the pond doesnt freeze shut, you could put tubs
of dirt in there. Ingrid

"The Suttons" > wrote:

>I keep the bottom of my pond as clean as I can. Last year all of my frogs
>froze because there wasn't enough muck to bury in. What do I do about that?
>What should I put in the bottom to help them make it through the winter? I
>have a 125 gallon preform with airstones running in the winter and the fish
>have overwintered fine for the last four years.
>
>Thanks,
>Anne
>



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[Gail Futoran]

" Caph" > wrote in message
...
> 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

[O3raledale]

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

[k conover]

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
...
> The one I have has a place for a hose to expel the water.
>
>
> http://community.webtv.net/rebeljoe/POND
>

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one of my ponds is 5.5 feet deep. doesnt freeze. dead frogs anyway. organic buildup
on bottom toxes them out. mud is natural for frogs, ponds just arent suitable.
Ingrid

"AngrieWoman" > wrote:

>I'm worried about my frogs too. I am thinking that I will just save a bucket
>of muck and put it back in the water for the frogs. My pond is about 3' deep
>though, so I do not think they will need to worry about becoming frogsicles.
>
>I am trying to figure out how to net the pond, because my leaves are
>starting to fall a little now. It is still warm, so I can't just cover the
>pond up and trap the froggies in.
>
>A



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[Anne Lurie]

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)

[Karen Mullen]

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
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[Roger Grady]

(Karen Mullen) wrote:

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

While we were having our 2.5" of rain yesterday I had to go outside to
clean out a plugged up downspout. I figured I needed both hands and
couldn't hold an umbrella so I put on an old shirt and shorts and just
went out in the rain and did it. Then I started pulling weeds and
ended up wading in the pond. My wife came home and yelled outside
asking if I didn't know it was raining. I told her I thought I'd just
worked up an especially good sweat. It was great fun. The pond smells
great after a good rain, even better during the rain.


Roger Grady
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[Roger Grady]

(Karen Mullen) wrote:

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

While we were having our 2.5" of rain yesterday I had to go outside to
clean out a plugged up downspout. I figured I needed both hands and
couldn't hold an umbrella so I put on an old shirt and shorts and just
went out in the rain and did it. Then I started pulling weeds and
ended up wading in the pond. My wife came home and yelled outside
asking if I didn't know it was raining. I told her I thought I'd just
worked up an especially good sweat. It was great fun. The pond smells
great after a good rain, even better during the rain.


Roger Grady
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