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Chit Chat / junk mail [from me]

« on: June 01, 2010, 09:06:17 AM »

rode the bike this morning which makes 150 months in a row that i've rode on the first day of the month . that's in nw ohio not tampa so occasionally the weather is not ideal for biking . when i came home i found a frog sitting next to a lily blossom and took his picture . i also turned 71 today . i have the getting old thing down well i just can't seem to get the growing up thing down . that may be a blessing ....peace

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Pond Chat / Re: Question for those with savio skimmerfilters

« on: May 31, 2010, 11:19:58 AM »

daily and sometimes twice a day . i find small particles get past filter and plug pump which needs to be removed and cleaned at least weekly . if i were in the market for pond equipment i'd have to do more research before buying one as i don't know if there may be a better option .

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Pond Chat / Re: ugly water

« on: May 30, 2010, 01:35:15 PM »

just read you replies[thanks] . i have a ''savio'' skimmer/filter plus a savio waterfall that contains a filter and a savio pump . also use an ''oase'' vacuum [i think jerry's recommendation or maybe ''jules'' , actually i don't remember ] . 4 water lillies , 1/2 dozen boggy type plants and at last count 11 comets ,down from 16 last month due to predators . thanks again and bare with me as i have a horrible disposition . oops ! forgot the 2 or 3 frogs which appear to have moved in again . also pond is just over 2500 gallons .

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Pond Chat / Re: ugly water

« on: May 30, 2010, 01:27:54 PM »

in searching the computer for a solution [no pun intended] to solve my problem i came across to many to make a wise decision , i did ,however , find a good idea . i went out and got a glass jar [uh, are plastic jars ''jars''?] of pond water and found it to be crystal clear . pond is still growing algae like it was a professional enterprise .

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Pond Chat / ugly water

« on: May 26, 2010, 04:19:57 AM »

swore i'd never post on here again but here i am . now that days are sunnier and hotter our water is getting green and yucky . i won't tolerate this again this year and would welcome suggestions . my second thought is to throw in 5 gallons of bleach . my first thought is to put about 5 pounds of c4 in pond and ignite it [ and maybe 50 pounds in house so waterfall would be more visible from the street] . .thanks .......peace

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Chit Chat / Re: Forum Restored

« on: May 16, 2010, 12:46:42 PM »

thank you

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Chit Chat / Re: As most of you know we do not permit Religious and Political discussions

« on: May 13, 2010, 04:29:08 AM »

''cute little tag lines'' are not a''discussion'' .

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Chit Chat / Re: Depression

« on: May 12, 2010, 04:27:52 AM »

i am the personification of depression .

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Pond Chat / Re: Lily prune scissors made from PVC pipe

« on: April 25, 2010, 12:15:36 PM »

i put a saw slit in end of broomstick and stuck a razor blade in it . find stem you want cut and pull as razor blade faces up toward operator .

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Chit Chat / Re: Interesting afternoon

« on: April 25, 2010, 04:01:54 AM »

both my childhood homes were torn down years ago . nice the people stopped in that would have been interesting .

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Chit Chat / Re: Feeling overwhelmed

« on: April 23, 2010, 04:19:42 AM »

wow!!!!things often turn out better than anticipated , hopefully that will be the case ....peace

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Pond Chat / Re: UGLY h2o

« on: April 16, 2010, 11:29:18 AM »

been about a week and the difference is amazing .

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Chit Chat / Re: t-shirt source

« on: April 16, 2010, 04:26:06 AM »

COOL!!!!!!!! thanks

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Chit Chat / t-shirt source

« on: April 15, 2010, 12:47:52 PM »

looking for a t-shirt that has ''DNR'' on back to wear when jogging anyone seen one ?

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Chit Chat / Re: Times are changing.......an interesting read!

« on: April 13, 2010, 09:57:05 AM »

your absolutely right!!!!! now see if you can find anyone that cares .

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Pond Chat / Re: UGLY h2o

« on: April 10, 2010, 04:26:46 PM »

turned filter on and ran it 3 days and pond looks decent

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Chit Chat / Re: stone and epoxy

« on: April 06, 2010, 04:08:24 AM »

epoxy finally came so used it yesterday . so far so good , now have some black foam to try to improve waterfall  . it was professionally installed last year and my tip of the day is '' you want a pond , do it yourself'' .

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Pond Chat / Re: The Easter Bunny Left a Present

« on: April 06, 2010, 04:04:26 AM »

great!!!! i'm happy for you young lady .

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Pond Chat / UGLY h2o

« on: April 01, 2010, 03:58:14 PM »

i've heard of brown water in ornamental ponds but it's the first time i've seen it . it was brown and now it looks like someone poured a 55 gallon drum of rust in it . it has some problems but ammonia , nitrite , and nitrate are zero , ph is 8.8 , salinity is .02 % and temp is 58 [ yesterday 46 ] . filtration isn't on yet but with temp rising and fixing a minor cosmetic problem in next couple days it should be by first of week . the fish don't seem to be bothered by it ,the want to be fed , but it bothers me a LOT . leaning toward filling it in and planting a garden ......peace

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Chit Chat / Re: stone and epoxy

« on: March 30, 2010, 11:44:32 AM »

gentleman?????????? i'm embarrassed !!! at least it wasn't OLD gentleman . it's strange but when i left there i was thinking about ''katfish'' and thought it would be neat if it were you . HONEST!!!! tell the young man that i have some pc-11 coming as it will work in moist conditions . need to quit before i say something foolish ....peace

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Chit Chat / Re: stone and epoxy

« on: March 29, 2010, 12:49:37 PM »

project????????? unless you're referring to fixing my cracked rock i don't recall a project ,nice part about being old . i'm waiting for a] the epoxy to arrive ,b] a little warmer weather . thanks

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Chit Chat / Re: stone and epoxy

« on: March 29, 2010, 07:17:58 AM »

bought some pc-11 , thanks to all .

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Chit Chat / stone and epoxy

« on: March 28, 2010, 07:02:31 AM »

i want to repair a cracked stone on our waterfall has anyone out there used epoxy on a stone where it is exposed to water ? looking for a brand recommendation ,please . . .peace

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Pond Chat / Re: getting ready for pond to open when do the frogs come back? Photo of my pond

« on: March 27, 2010, 04:48:55 PM »

frogs?? yesterday, unfortunately

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Chit Chat / Re: Tribbles with an attitude...

« on: March 26, 2010, 10:12:03 AM »

at last a post that's not pointless!!!!!!!!!

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Pond Chat / Re: Encouraging Ducks

« on: March 25, 2010, 10:29:56 AM »

i've been chasing out a pair of mallards every day this week . worse yet , last week it was canada geese .

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Pond Chat / pondovac3 trial run

« on: March 25, 2010, 07:16:44 AM »

pondovac has been setting in basement since last fall . i tried it yesterday for first time . initially it would suck and then stop [kept running] and being familiar with point wells i thought there was an air leak . i hadn't turned fitting for intake hose into the vacuum tightly enough . i think if you have a problem that would be a good thing to check . after that it worked fine , maybe to well . we have pea gravel in the shallow part where we set plants and it sucked up quite a bit of it . any suggestions to stop that would be appreciated . i'm going to have to look more closely at inside of vac as i can't figure how debris is getting through the sponge filters . i think it must bypass them because i was getting leaves ejected from discharge hose . . .incidentally , local pond store is selling them for $250 and i paid more from webbs which had lowest price at that time. . . .peace

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Chit Chat / Re: Anyone worked with stamped concrete?

« on: March 22, 2010, 09:52:35 AM »

nice house and good for you doing your own work .

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Pond Chat / ''aqua meds'' products

« on: March 21, 2010, 01:53:04 PM »

anyone use them ? if so your thoughts on them , please .

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Pond Chat / ''pondcare'' products

« on: March 21, 2010, 01:51:34 PM »

anyone use them ? if so your thoughts on them , please.