different idea for cleaning pond?

why not take a leaf net and clean the bottom i do it all the time stir it around and let the filter do its job than use your net some more thats all i do in arkansas i never had to drain my pond to clean the bottom try pond zyme plus you can find that on pond linner .com it helps

Do you have a bio filter or does your pond rely on the bottom bacteria as the filter?

I was thinking that because I have never drained the pond in 10years, and there is a deeper part in the middle that is completely full of needles, leaves and mulm.... I have waded in, used a plastic pitchfork and taken out this debris but I felt I could not give it the thorough cleaning it needs because the water turned black and the rotten-egg gas bubbled up.. I think it would have killed my fish to continue. I also used a pondvac a number of times and it worked but it could not take out all the mulm because of the pine needles that kept clogging it up. So that's how I got to this idea to section it off and get in there and remove everything! Thanks for responding!

DrDave, yes I have a PF3000 biofilter. It does a good job keeping the water healthy and I clean it once a week. I have a waterfall, bubbler and spitter so it is well aerated. I think I am so far behind tho that I am due for this max clean out.

From what you have described, I think I would do the major cleaning as well. Once you get the liner clean, maintain it so you don't have to go to this extreme again. Leave the bio filter as is so you don't kill the good bacteria. then with fresh well water, you shouldn't have such a shock getting the eco system in balance again. Once it is stable, do a back flush on the bio filter.

By the way how do I change from a Jpeg to a sendable file for pics?

:icon_smile:Thanx for the feedback, I'll let you know how it goes.

You should be able to go into your photo editor and do a "save as" in either a psd or pdf file extension. I have no idea why this forum does not allow Jpg which is the world standard and everyone has.

If you photo editor won't allow it, send them to me direct and I will convert them for you and send them back to you.

O.K. thanx, I'll work on it tomorrow afternoon.

wow CashB i guess were back to the sand bags again