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The pump is fine, but keep in mind I use it only once a month in the Summer... so probably not a fair estimate of the lifespan in "normal use".

@@msumner4117 thanks for replying. Perfect, I’ll use the pump as often as you do so this is very helpful.

I've heard of this before. When I had a Koi pond in my last house I tried this with a small amount of hay and didn't see much difference, if any. That said, a whole bail may be a much better outcome. Seeing as I have a hay farm... won't be hard to give it a try. ;)

He clearly explained why he isn’t using a 2”.

@@ronelkins1057Apparently you also didn’t hear what he said

What's that? Would love to know if there's something simple that could help optimize it.

I personally believe my current setup (having had plenty of lilies in previous Koi ponds) would just mince lily pads.

So glad it worked for you Bryan!

I have. I worked with the local farm pond store and they recommended Cutrine (in 5 gallon pails, about $175 each). Frankly, it worked great... for about 3 months. My pond requires 2 buckets to properly spray- so I would be spending $350 at least twice a year to treat... versus spending $300 once for this contraption and then doing a little good old fashioned raking. If you have a smaller pond... like an acre or less, I can see Cutrine being a smart and easy option.

The pump itself doesn't get clogged, it is plenty powerful and will dice any algae that goes into the well. What gets clogged is the wand/tube if you suck in too much algae too fast because it clots up. If you watch the video I have to kind of let it pull itself in... if you go aggressive you will clog up the wand quickly. So it does require a bit of restraint and patience... but it's so fulfilling to watch you will generally be fine with that.

Oh, ok. Thanks a lot for the quick response. I thought the pump itself got clogged. I just picked a new pump from HF and as soon as I gather up the rest of the stuff, hose, fittings etc. I 4:47 ’m going to give it a shot. Is your wand 1 1/2” or did you drop it down to 1”?

@@eddevarona8448 I went with a 1" because it was stronger. Remember to prime the hose and the pump with water and the hose be under water when you start the pump. It's a bit of a pain in the neck to get it running- then it's heavenly. When I get it going I tend to try to keep it going as long as I can- lately I had the wife drive the ATV around the pond pulling the pump while I walked the shoreline.

Ok, so you went from 2” inlet to 1 1/2” suction hose then down from 1 1/2” to the 1” wand. Then by stronger, do you mean stronger suction thru the 1” or stronger wand handle? I think that’s a great idea to have the wife drive the 4-wheeler and you walk the pump around. I got the wheel kit for my pump too so I should be able to do that too. Thanks again for all your ideas. I think it’s really going to save my back!👍

One more question and thanks for all the info you already gave me. Have you tried this with the new 1” wand yet” i reduced mine down from 2” to a 1 1/2” to 1” reducer fitting and put a length of 1” pvc for the wand, but it seems to be too restricted and doesn’t take stuff in like yours did with the 1 1/2” wand. Just wondering if you’re having any luck with the 1” wand? Thanks again👍

Look at about 4:10, yes the algae is pulverized but it doesn't run back into the pond, it forms a bit of a mound.

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I'm interested in knowing this as well.

Man that's terrible. If you can't return the items then I would suggest trying a little bigger hose then. Thinking about how you could rig something like a flat vacuum nozzle to use under the water surface that would pull the floating algae down. Mine pulls in the stringy stuff with no problem... were you going at it too hard/fast by chance?

Also, maybe check out what this guy did- looks like he used a tupperware container and it "sucks" the surface algae in. That would just be a simple modification of the one you have. th-cam.com/video/OW5MOeIqY0U/w-d-xo.html

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It will dry out and add nutrients to the soil if you leave it in your yard. If you leave it in your pond it spreads and takes over

After a day or two it's easy to pick up and you can toss it into your compost or a forest near by.

Or a large bucket or bin with holes in it to let the water out. He could then take the buckets and toss them into a compost pile or forest nearby.

Not 100% sure what filamentous algae is... is that not what I was sucking up in this? Seems like it would be the same stuff as once you get it going, it just pulls it right in. I can tell you whatever I suck up here is just minced though, it's not going to stop this pump if you can get it through the hose. If you check out the timecode at about 3:45, and then at about 4:15 you can see what is left in the pile. I think this would work for you.

@@msumner4117 Thanks so much for the reply. Filamentous algae blooms from the bottom of the pond and is really long and stringy and tough. I'll give it another try, maybe it won't clog the pump if I go slower. I have a 3" trash pump from Harbor and you would think it would work even better!

@@obamazadork Maybe you are going too fast like you said and maybe you don't have enough suction. I took my 2" pipe down to a 1" opening (the PVC wand). Maybe you should take yours down to 1.5"-2" to increase the suction. The hose size will also eliminate being able to pull too much in that will gunk up the pump. I can't speak to filamentous algae though as the stuff I have grows from below but mostly floats on the top. Sounds like nasty stuff!

There are algae rakes that you may want to use to cut the filamentous algae 1st, so it's floating and then try using the pump in the video.

You would need a bucket to catch it.. the water and scum come out together.. he shows u it dumps on the ground and at the end he picks up the scum water goes into the ground only scum left! So u could get something to sift the scum out and let water go back into pond!!

I was told by a person that they had a floating dock next to their boat that caught the mud and weeds but let the water flow back into the lake. You could have a barge with plenty of rubber buckets that have holes in the bottom to let the water out but will keep in the algae and mud?

Awesome! Now you have to watch out for Herons. Can't help you there, they're a protected species!!

Sorry for the late reply. I bought the trash pump at Harbor Freight, it's a 2" model. The adapters I bought at Lowes.

@@msumner4117 Is it "semi-trash" or "full-trash"?

Semi or full trash pump?

I would watch videos on the resin. There's a couple important steps there though I will call out for you- one, stir the living heck out of it as the directions say- it has to be mixed amazingly well. Two- have a small hand-held blowtorch ready to get the bubbles out. You just glaze over the top with it, without burning the epoxy and they pop out. You have about ~30 minutes to get the bubbles out before it sets too much to work with. And here's my last note- I think grout is a way better idea. Here's why: if you look in the video around 7 minutes you can see all of the textures of the different glass I used shining in the light. Well, the epoxy covers all those textures up and makes them almost invisible. Yes you can see them in the sunlight- but not when it is in ambient light. I should have grouted this specific table to keep the textures on top- I did the epoxy so it sat flat... but grout would have gotten me very close to flat. Best of luck!

Hi, sorry for the late reply. It actually does best with more dense because it helps keep the vacuum. If you get air in the hose, you can lose your suction and that's a pain to re-prime it. You may need a bigger hose... if it's that dense, you might need to stick to some chemical methods.

Same here. If it's above water level so they can get air, it shouldn't matter.

Hi Aaron. It still works great however, I "upgraded" the hose because I needed more slack so I didn't have to move the pump as often. I put two 20' hoses in tandem for 40' total and the size is 1.5". I also increased the strength of the hose because I noticed in a few places the pump was possibly trying to squeeze it some (it's just plastic). So $60 later it's nearly foolproof with a larger opening so it moves even more water and gets hung up less when you hit huge clumps (or the dirt accidentally).

@@msumner4117 In the video it looks like you use the 1.5” hose. I just bought my supplies today. Are you saying you went to a wider hose or just better material? Thanks!!!

@@aaronwentzel5383 Just better material. The plastic hose I initially used will work fine for you, I think if you love the machine and use it a ton though you may want to "upgrade" the hose though as the thin plastic one is under a lot of stress. Here's what I bought at Lowes: www.lowes.com/pd/smartpond-Black-Pond-Tubing/1000596755. You can get a double-sided 1.5" barb connection to hold them together nicely. Good luck!

Good luck! This works great in about a foot or more water. If you get too close to the shore you'll start sucking up dirt. Remember to "prime" the hose first or the suction won't take... but once it goes... holy moly your arms will thank you! Also, I found a metal grass rake works best for the stuff on the shore versus nets. Just rake it and toss it right out of the pond.

Have you ever used this with duckweed? Duckweed kinda floats on top so I wonder if it would work the same.

@@iKnoMuzik I haven't personally, if it has roots into the water it will grab them but you can't take the nozzle out of the water or you will lose suction. Has to stay right at the top where you get like 75% water and 25% air or less. I saw other videos that show how to knock out duckweed you may want to check out.

@iknomuzik do you do cleaning only or do you so chemical work? I was looking into doing a biz too

I wonder if you dumped it into some milk crates and put it on a garden for some organic matter if it would be good for it. Might be worth trying in a small part of a garden in case it’s not a good idea.👍🇺🇸

Hi there, so I LOVE turtles in my pond actually- but too many turtles is a huge problem. They will overpopulate the pond and hurt the balance of the pond's ecosystem by destroying plants and vegetation that other animals (specifically fish) need to thrive as well as eat ALL your frogs and frog eggs and fish and fish eggs. My pond is about 4 acres or so and there are hundreds of turtles in it. It should support half that or less- so I help the ecosystem by catching them and YES releasing them. I'm not hurting any turtles- I usually give them away to people on craigslist or if I catch a ton, I'll drive them about 10 miles away to a huge lake where it would take a whole lot of turtles to cause a problem!!

@@msumner4117 thank you so much for responding ❤️. SO happy you are relocating! That's all I wanted to hear!

Lol who cares man let the guy do his thing

Hahaha.... relocate....let's upset the balance elsewhere....lolol....

@@mikehigg5588 yea the idiot worried about the turtles is in the same group of idiots that thinks its ok to put gold fish in local water souces.

Awesome Earl, glad it worked out for you!

Glad to hear! I have mine back out again too!