silt

[copey001]

Hi,just moved into a new house and inherited a garden pond approx 2metres square,with fountain and waterfall,my problem is it is silted up,how do I clear this without emptying pond,there are 7 fish in total a mixture of shubunkins and orfe,any advice would be welcome,thanks

 

[sissy]

Welcome and quilt batting in a crate with the pond water running into it will work .I have in my stock tank right now but i also put it in the top of my DIY filters i made

 

[ididntdoit99]

[sup]I believe you mean a bunch of silt at the bottom? A pond vac will work, or some people use a shop vac. I've never had great luck using my shop vac, i usually try to net the big stuff out... which in turn stirs everything up, and then do what sissy says and put some very fine media in my filter to filter everything i have just stirred up. [/sup]

 

[Waterbug]

Depends on the size of a pond. A small minnow net from the pet store can be used to scoop it out of small ponds. Leaf rake can be used to scoop it out in larger ponds. In large ponds vacuuming works well if you pick the right vacuum.

 

[sissy]

pool net

 

[j.w]

copey001
Net it out and use the batting in a basket to get the rest.