pond drainage

[MamaChic21]

Got a 165 gallon pond for my 3 ducks last summer and to renew their water, I would use buckets of water to empty the pond out. It's not working out for me, my back was killing me. This summer I'm planning on doing a drainage for them but how ? What sort of drainage do you all use ? I'm a picture and learn kind of gal, so if anyone has pic's, it will be greatly appriciated. Thank you

 

[rainplace]

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I just use a pump as I was afraid to put a hole in my liner. You can also use a wet/dry vac to do the same thing.

 

[KansasKid]

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I just use a pump as I was afraid to put a hole in my liner. You can also use a wet/dry vac to do the same thing.

i have a 600 gallon pond that i use a sump pump on, then for the remaining water i use a wet dry vac to get all the goo and water out.

 

[MamaChic21]

Do you guys mean something like this ? http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?keyword=wet+dry+vaccum&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053
I have that sitting in the garage.. Cool, I never knew I could use that on a pond

Thanks guys

 

[KansasKid]

yup, i just have a small 8 gallon one and it works great.

 

[destinduck]

I use a 1/16 hp sump pump from ace hardware about 80 dollars. Drains it all the way down. I dont need the wet dry vac to finish, cause theyre big kiddie pools so I just flip em and hose em out before refilling.

 

[TTeddy]

You don't need a huge pond with a pump! Just something big enough for you to empty daily is fine!!! Just make sure that it's not too deep and that they can get in and out. Ducks can drown!

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

TTeddy, please pay attention to the question asked when posting. They wanted suggestions for draining the pond for cleaning ect.