cleaning the pond

I have a 1000 gallon pond. I would like to clean the silt from the bottom
without draining the water. Any advice is appreciated. Frankie

I never had luck with vac or water hose with bags.
I set up the kiddy pond transfer water catch the fish as I pump out the
water. Clean and flush and scoop.
Refill and count the fish on the way back It takes a fire truck and 3/4 of a
day. We make a yearly family event.


"frankie" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have a 1000 gallon pond. I would like to clean the silt from the bottom
without draining the water. Any advice is appreciated. Frankie

I never had luck with vac or water hose with bags.
I set up the kiddy pond transfer water catch the fish as I pump out the
water. Clean and flush and scoop.
Refill and count the fish on the way back It takes a fire truck and 3/4 of a
day. We make a yearly family event.


"frankie" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have a 1000 gallon pond. I would like to clean the silt from the bottom
without draining the water. Any advice is appreciated. Frankie

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"frankie" wrote in message
nk.net...
I have a 1000 gallon pond. I would like to clean the silt from the bottom
without draining the water. Any advice is appreciated. Frankie

I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



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And Title it "From pea soup to clean and sparkling"





wrote in message
...
I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for
cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I
think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is
from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

And Title it "From pea soup to clean and sparkling"





wrote in message
...
I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for
cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I
think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is
from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

The equipment is best shown in stills, and the only thing that a movie would
add is the ability for everyone to watch me slip, slide, fall and generally
look like a fool.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


wrote in message
...
I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for
cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I
think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is
from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

The equipment is best shown in stills, and the only thing that a movie would
add is the ability for everyone to watch me slip, slide, fall and generally
look like a fool.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


wrote in message
...
I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for
cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I
think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is
from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.

I think you need to do a movie of the process, then offer copies of it for cost!!
Ingrid

"RichToyBox" wrote:

I use a swimming pool vacuum with my filter pump to clean my ponds. I think
it works very well. You can see it here
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondpage4.html. The leaf basket is from
Aquatic Eco, as is the hose. The vac head is from an old vacuum for the
house.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List
http://puregold.aquaria.net/
www.drsolo.com
Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other
compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the
endorsements or recommendations I make.