Pond Maintenance - Aquarium Advice

Jaxom_Ruatha · 04-07-2005, 09:16 PM

My pond is dug into the ground and a gravel-vac or python or whatever it is called just doesn't seem to cut it. Not enough suction is created since the nozzle is oftenly lower then the end of the tube where the water is supposed to go out of, so how do you guys do water changes and clean the gunk off the bottom of the pond?

RogerMcAllen · 04-07-2005, 09:39 PM

I pull the gunk up with a net. I don't really do water changes since the plants take up most of the nitrate. When I do want to remove water, I have a built in drain. You could probably just use a bucket or divert your pump out of the pond area.

frog girl · 04-09-2005, 11:00 AM

I too spend time with a net. This year though I am trying an experiment. I have planted a bunch of my water lilies in baskets & am hoping that since they are such heavy feeders it will help a bit (not that I will be able to stop the netting or anything but maybe it will slow it down).

04-07-2005, 09:16 PM	#1
Jaxom_Ruatha Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 115	Pond Maintenance My pond is dug into the ground and a gravel-vac or python or whatever it is called just doesn't seem to cut it. Not enough suction is created since the nozzle is oftenly lower then the end of the tube where the water is supposed to go out of, so how do you guys do water changes and clean the gunk off the bottom of the pond? __________________ 540 gallon outdoor pond with: 4 weather loaches 18 commons/comets 5 orandas 5-20 mosquito fish

04-07-2005, 09:39 PM	#2
RogerMcAllen Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Champaign, IL Posts: 2,361 Images: 16	I pull the gunk up with a net. I don't really do water changes since the plants take up most of the nitrate. When I do want to remove water, I have a built in drain. You could probably just use a bucket or divert your pump out of the pond area. __________________ Have your reviewed your aquarium products yet?

04-09-2005, 11:00 AM	#3
frog girl Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 395	I too spend time with a net. This year though I am trying an experiment. I have planted a bunch of my water lilies in baskets & am hoping that since they are such heavy feeders it will help a bit (not that I will be able to stop the netting or anything but maybe it will slow it down). __________________ "great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" - Albert Einstein

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