Full pond drain & clean

Crystal clear aquatics doing what they love best- getting wet and mucky whilst cleaning out a pond!

[LampWaters]

You have such a good helper. Bless him.

[Poetessa]

Having a pond like this is my absolute dream!! I can't wait to see what it looks like all clean and refreshed! What a HUGE job!! But it must be so satisfying!!

[Lsp]

Wow- so glad to have found you! I inherited a small neglected water feature with waterfall and pond. I've been hand- scooping muck and thinking... is this really the way? Thanks for validating that sometimes you gotta scoop muck! Excellent video!

[WhippetOut]

This is such an interesting video. What a beautiful garden and pond. Stunning job you’ve done ✔️

[theurbanghost]

Thank you for this video, it's answered many questions I had about my own pond which is in a similar state. 👍

[Jim-fwrx]

Great job. I think I would have been tempted to drill a hole and insert conduit for the cables whilst you were there. 👍

[Poetessa]

I would think that some of those large plants would have root systems that could damage the liner? Curious, wouldn't a fountain in the centre with more aeration be beneficial for both livestock and pond health? I love how you refer to the fish as a lovely chap! lol Those poor fish must be wondering what the hell is going on!! I'm sure they were deleted to be back in a much cleaner pond. That can't be healthy for them to live in all that sludge. Thanks so much for the update! What a difference already!!

[smithmiesterman]

ed have you ever thought about a simple pump fed skimmer! would take 90 % of the load which is leaves! other than that love your ponds! they look amazing!

[paulhewson]

Another great video. Just changed the filter sponges on our Oase Filtoclear 30000....the koi look happy. Keep up the great work.

[edmacnair]

Fabulous job on my pond Ed. Thank you!

[davidporter]

An excellent video and nicely paced to allow viewers to follow and get some ideas + advice. I've actually never used any filtration in any of my ponds over the years. I've found quite dense planting (hornwort, water lilly or aponogeton, water soldiers + marginals) and relatively low fish stock (golden rudd + tench) has worked well. The water remains clear but duckweed sometimes tends to colonise the surface in some seasons. The biggest issue for me is the inevitable build up of sediment and trying to remove some without really disturbing the nice balance. Cheers and thanks for a great video.

[davidwiseman]

really enjoyed this clip as a new pond owner

[jjaimes]

i would love to be able to work with you to learn about all of this, ive started watching your videos and just love all the ponds and plants, great job, and love your videos. keep them coming

[darthwizzywizard]

Amazing. But why not use sinking organic muck pellets that breaks down the muck at the bottom. Then an organic water treatment plus pond dye. Add more aeration as well ? Is that not a good way to break that down, etc ?

[Gigi-fvky]

Seeing that poor fish on his side, mouth gasping, because it was drained so low, made me very sad. I hope he survived. I enjoyed the rest of the video though.

[antmartwellihill]

Hi Edd great video and always full of useful information, seen a few of yours now and am wondering, Where do you get those water bozzers from? if that's how they are spell, our pound has all of a sudden, sprung a leak, seeing these would be helpful to store the water while we find the leak. any info on them would be great. all the best James

[stevenickolls]

Thanks for sharing. What is the best time of year to clear out a pond?

[bellers]

It’ll never clear until it has a skimmer. The leaves are sinking to cause the silt.

[vandycrab]

I am working on my pond little smaller than the one you are working on. I have emptied the water. please advice what vacuum to use to remove the muck and debris.

[robinsumsion]

Hi. I have an established pond 25+ years! It has a stone surround cemented down onto the liner. Without rain I loose water fairly quickly to a level where cement meets the liner. Without a complete rebuild is there anything on the market that I can reseal the join between the liner and mortar, whilst leaving the fish insitu? Cheers, Rob Sumsion .