Pond Boss Forums AQUATIC VEGETATION Controlling unwanted plants Algae Control for irrigation water

IIRC the best depth to pull the cleanest water out of a pond is generally 2-3 feet down - below surface plants/plankton, and above any stirred up bottom muck. I have filter assemblies suspended at this depth in both ponds, used to source water for cattle, and the pipes always seem to run clean (to the naked eye) after an initial spit of corrosion from the steel fittings at the freeze-out hydrants that supply the cattle troughs.