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Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment #183541 09/14/09 06:13 PM
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OP RC51 Ambassador Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,318 Likes: 6 Arkansas	Hey guys what would be the best ways to reduce the muck and leaves and dead weeds on the bottom of the pond? I know my pond has not been messed with for several years and it feels like I have about 1 to 1.5 feet of muck in the middle of my pond and it stinks around the shore pretty bad. I can't airate at this point as I have no electricity either. Any help one this would be greatly apprecaited. I have heard of a liquid pond cleaner for this and a some sort of pellet you can put in the water to help this. Are they any good that you all know of? Last edited by RC51; 09/14/09 06:14 PM. The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment RC51 #183545 09/14/09 07:28 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,663 Likes: 884 Grovertown, Indiana	I saw a company on "Dirty Jobs" that used something like a wet/dry vac and put the stuff in a huge bag. The water seeped back out while the solids stayed there. The bag looked like it was 50' x 150' and 3'-4' tall. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment esshup #183690 09/15/09 04:06 PM
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OP RC51 Ambassador Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,318 Likes: 6 Arkansas	Yeah I have seen that also. Not sure if anyone in Arkansas does that sort of thing but it looked to be a pretty cool idea. Cant imagine how much it would cost though??? The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment RC51 #183698 09/15/09 05:04 PM
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Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,796 Likes: 310 Somerset, PA	Aeration helps reduce bottom sediment over time; this is organic materials. Other things like dirt from run-off is not removed by aeration. Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment Sunil #183708 09/15/09 08:12 PM
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SK63 Lunker S Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 172 Midwest	I got a quote from a company to pump out my muck with the bag thing (it was optional), it was around $25K for 1 acre.

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment SK63 #183709 09/15/09 08:27 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,663 Likes: 884 Grovertown, Indiana	RC51: Tom G might have an easy way to do it. Maybe a we bit noisy, but easy! www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment SK63 #183761 09/16/09 11:23 AM
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OP RC51 Ambassador Lunker Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,318 Likes: 6 Arkansas	25K???? Dam!!! No thanks I get in there and do it myself for that price! I saw they make some kind of pellet that is suppose to eat muck away too. Has anyone ever tried the pellets? They show a video of them on http://www.weedersdigest.com. It's a pretty cool site. The only difference between a rut and a Grave is the depth. So get up get out of that rut and get moving!! Time to work!!

Re: Best ways to remove pond muck and sediment RC51 #183778 09/16/09 04:19 PM
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Sunil Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame 2014 Lunker Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 13,796 Likes: 310 Somerset, PA	There are microbes (sp?) that can be added, but I believe that they work to their greatest potential when there is oxygen present. So they might work to somee degree w/out aeration, but will work better with aeration. Someone jump in if I'm off. Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:" "She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."

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