you can fill the siphon with 5 gallon pails or a small gas powered pump from the top plug on the deck
A trash pump wil pump a mixture of water and solids pumps have different solid sizes. some pump sand and water others 3/4 agg. and up
good luck


Scott Trava
Catskill Pond
http://catskillpond.com
scott@catskillpond.com
Returning Catskill Waters To A Simpler Time
EST. 1923