How to do a water change on pond?

[mfrish000]

I was wondering if I build an drain outlet so I can just drain water out and I do not have to use a sipion tube.

 

[ziggy2]

That or a reverse pump.

 

[IITUFFTOBEATII]

Use a filter with a backwash feature

 

[mfrish000]

Thanks I will get one with backwash. How much water turnover should I have with rays in a pond.

 

[turbid]

i think efficiency is more important than turnover as regards rays. a strong powerful mechanical is a plus but you must have an efficient biological setup. my filtaration is rated at about 7x the tank size. i have a large eheim full of bio media than another 2 filters for bio and mech

 

[toehead11183]

my pond is a 300g plastic preform. my filter is a 5g bucket with a 550gph pump inside. before i do a WC or clean the filter, i hook a hose oto the return of the pump and i actually get into the pond and blow water in between the rocks and along the bottom so that the sludge gets sucked into the filter. i let it run a while, the clean out the filter. the remainder of the sludge get vaccumed out with a pond python. I also use lots of aquatic plants to help witht the waste.

 

[Nic]

get a sump pump... place it in there drain to desired level then refill.....