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I am trying to figure out if it would be feasible to rent a giant trash pump and pump out the old farm pond and start over. Have any of you tried this. The pond is a little less than 1 acre average 6 to 8 foot deep.
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I drained my 1/4 acre with water hoses. Fill them first.
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It will take a pretty big(giant) pump. One inch of water over one acre is 27,000 gallons. If the average depth is 6 ft you are talking of almost 2 million gallons. Due to sloping sides of most ponds, the average is probably less than that.
What and who is downstream?
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
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Its just a small creek behind the pond that drains down thru some farm ground, I do not believe it would be a problem pumping out there. I was looking at a 6 inch trash pump rated at 1300 gpm, that is 78,000 gallons an hour. I figured if the pond was 1,500,000 gallons, it woud take about 19 hours to drain.
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AB- That sounds pretty realistic in what it will take time-wise with the setup you mention. I used a 4" pump. Things to consider would be, does your pond have springs, or feeder creek. If it fills fast from run-off is another thing. If any of those can happen, it gets to be a real chore keeping after it day to day, and of course being around to keep it going for 20 hours is tough for some folks. Is there a possibility to hook up a siphon to take off the top water. Even if it would take two or three feet of that water off, it may be worth hassling with.
What are your goals once drained?
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Depending on how it is actually situated, you can get most of it out with a siphon.
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