What to dig with?

[DrDave]

Be carefull of the slope. You don't want rain to wash into your pond.

 

[Sunshine]

I've never had string algae (knock on wood), and yes, with a retro drain you just lift it and move it around if you are using soft pipe. I never had any issues.

That's what I do with my pump when I drain it or do water changes. Just move it around. But, it will handle leaves and other stuff that get sucked in. We have blue roll up tubing, heavy duty stuff and hook it to our drain pipe in the basement. When I'm done, just roll the tubing back up and and put it and the pump back in the tote till the next time.

 

[scottmishk]

Be carefull of the slope. You don't want rain to wash into your pond.

Thanks. Completely agree.

Here are a couple of pictures with the final course of blocks around the pond.