I have pond drained down as far as I can get it without more pipe. I am not totally sure how much actual water depth it left in the pond. I would guess less than a foot of water over top of 3' of muddy silt. It is shallow enough that I can see the wake on the surface from the fish still in the pond. But the siphon worked great.

It would be nice to clean out some of the silt, but I would rather spend the money on putting in a new pond that would not be in the cattle pasture.

So I guess I need to learn how much hydrate lime I need and find where to get it. Or should I use something else to kill off the bullheads?


Last edited by setternut; 03/03/16 12:22 AM.