Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? Cleaning muck out of pond?

Highlander3,

Welcome to the forum!! We're sure glad you found us.

Muck can be a tricky issue. First, is it orgacnic in nature from leaves, dead plants, etc? Or is the "muck" actually just soil from run-off?.

If it is in fact soil, som form mechanical removal is really your only option and a sump pump can help to accomplish that.

If it is organic in nature, you have many options available to you. Mechanical removal with the sump/trash pump or raking the muck to speed the decay, adding bacteria to speed decay, adding tilapia to consume the detritus, or any combination of these. Adding an aeration system will spped the decay also.

If you choose a mechanical method, use care as there will be a large volume of toxic gasses trapped in the muck and disturbing it could lead to a fish kill.