Originally Posted by Rockfish
The inner tube method sounds pretty good too. I'm not sure I fully understand, but as yours nears the bottom, doesn't it begin to suck up debris or does the strainer keep it out? I have a semi-trash pump and I worry that it will choke the pump without using a tray under it.

The reason for the tube was sandy soil and having to move the inlet frequently due to water level dropping. I tore an inlet hose picking it up with the excavator, it was full of sand and pulled apart. I couldn't move it otherwise it was so heavy. That's when I thought about the tube. A bleach bottle should work too. I used rope on the tube to keep it from floating to shore and to keep it in deeper water.

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