My name is Jim Morrison (but I'm marginally more alive than my namesake, at least on good days!). I have today posted details of my problem on gardenpondforum.com, and a couple of members there have already pointed me in your direction.
My original post is at garden pond forum. I am very happy to repost in full over here, but don't want to clutter things up by posting in the wrong section of your forums. Advice on which sub-forum would be most relevant would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance.