Kurt, hang in there. It WILL happen. I can't tell you how many times the equipment broke down when we were renovating my pond. I had to pump water every day for about 10 hrs just to get it so we could see where we were digging. There were days that I pumped for 10 hrs. just to have a machine break down an hour later. Then wait 3-5 days for the part, pumping water every day so the pond didn't fill up too much.

2 years after it's done you'll be loving it.

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