Rehabbing the pond.

[ChromeScholar]

Used two hours, one pick ax, a splitting maul, 3 saws, a tow rope and a jeep to get 1/5th of the water iris bed out of the pond. And there were some real "Hold ma beer and watch this" moments.

Look out! Here comes the pick ax! Duck!

 

[WendyN]

Wow, that is a lot of work!

 

[ChromeScholar]

Bought a different saw and removed another couple pieces of iris bed from the pond. Also cleaned the filter and pump. The fishes are starting to poke their noses out of hiding.

 

[Wasabisaurus]

Do you have a koi or a carp pond?

 

[ChromeScholar]

There are koi and goldfish. Right now, I intend to have the last of the vegetation - water irises - out tomorrow, and we should have fish moved and the pond empty on Sunday. Then comes cleaning the basin.

 

[ChromeScholar]

Getting ready to take out the last piece of the iris bed. Then I'll clean the filter and pump and let the water clear for a bit before starting on catching and moving the fish.

 

[ChromeScholar]

This, and the fish, are all that's left in the pond...

 

[ChromeScholar]

Think we have all the fish moved. It went fast once we got the water down enough to limit their ability to swim away. Still about 6 inches of water in the bottom of the pond, so there might still be a few small fish. Now, we're using buckets to remove water and checking for fish as we dump them.


Pics soon...