pond vacs

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cheers mate

got a fair bit of sludge as I have overhanging vegetation/dog n cat displace soil etc into the pond. Have tried scooping with a net but it just sends the water into meltdown for a few days where I can't see foc all and the fish must get stressed with it, hence the vac idea

If you have an ornamental type pond with koi the dirty water might upset  the fish , and it might spoil the look , but if you  have  a wildlife pond with goldfish or shubunkin  or hybrids  they  can cope with dirty water for  few days , I have the latter which is a lot easier to maintain .