gooner.girl Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Hi, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice about what type of pump they use to empty their duck pond. I have a pond from the Domestic fowl trust and until recently it was just emptied by tipping down the drain next to it but it has now been moved and sunk into ground in new duck enclosure so i can't do that anymore. Not every pump goes down low enough to empty the pond (i have learnt by expensive mistakes...) Its only about 6cm deep but takes forever to empty with buckets. Anyone have a pump they can recomend that will clear out dirty water? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 Can't help GG - we set ours on a sump filled with gravel and empty it onto that. I know someone was using a pump - but can't remember who it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 stinky job! We don't use a pump, just an ENORMOUS filter system! OH uses a pump at work though when he is doing pond work but it's a huge commercial one so probably a bit of overkill! You can hire them though from places like HSS Hire. Any tool hire should have pumps. good luck..... and don't do it at the moment, you'll freeze to DEATH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirkusman Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I would suggest using a bilge pump for such a low water level. theyre 12v so you would need a small battery (about 7Ah at least) to power it and then a battery charger to recharge it everytime you would need to change the water but that should only take about half an hour to get enough charge to more than do the job. The bilge pump you could get off ebay for next to nothing (theyre used on small boats to get rid of the water in the hull and can handle small bits of detritus and debris - which ducks tend to make!). After that all you would need is the appropriate size and length of hose to reach wherever the drain is. Hope that helps Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 This post just made me sad. I remember having a duck for a pet back in high school. It was a gift from a classmate. At the time, I thought it's alright to bathe ducks the way you would a dog. So that's what I did one evening. Sadly, she passed away a few minutes after her bath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
