Will raking muck help ? I was viewing a web site which had a contraption which was basically a pond rake on wheels with a long extension handle. On the advertising video, it was stated that once the muck is entered in to the water column, it will disappear. True ? I was thinking it would just settle back to the bottom. I have an easy foot or more of what appears to be muck in my inlet area, which I would like to reduce (actually in the whole pond but the inlet and pond edges are easy accessible). I started using bacteria in the late summer and intend to continue use this year but sorting out which bacteria is best is proving to be extraordinarily difficult. Steve