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Pond Chat / ponds for the'' birds''

« on: November 06, 2016, 11:45:59 AM »

we had a hawk sitting on edge of pond yesterday . not to unusual to have hawk in back yard but that was first one at pond . still have a water canna blooming . i usually have to add about an inch+ of water every week which i thought was evaporation . found a small leak by waterfall where liner was to low . been that way since new but they still charged us $50 to move some BIG stones to pull it up a little [ 10 minutes labor] . hope you are all well . . . peace

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Chit Chat / fountain of youth

« on: September 30, 2016, 11:13:55 AM »

don't know what it is but think i've found the fountain of youth . i'm digressing toward early , EARLY childhood . my mind is becoming ''blanker'' , my muscles weaker , i'm eating more soft food and drinking more milk . people that i'm supposed to know i'm meeting for the ''first time'' . i'm hoping the ''fountain'' turns out to be ice cream , more info later after further research . . peace

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Pond Chat / Re: Frog dilemma

« on: September 20, 2016, 08:24:17 AM »

lived in this house about 8 years , saw two frogs in that period . put the pond in and frogs showed up . some die every winter but in spring they are quickly replaced . frogs are pretty self reliant , they will get by on their own .

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Pond Chat / water loss

« on: September 20, 2016, 08:19:25 AM »

hello to all , hope you have been well and happy since i last posted . we are losing about 3/8 of an inch of water per day but 0 inches when pump for waterfall is turned off . it's frustrating but compared to what most of my fellow earthlings go through daily i guess it's pretty trivial . big things have usually gone well for me but the little unimportant things DRIVE ME CRAZY . okay , i'm through . . peace to all.....p s . our comets produced zero babies this year after having quite a few in past years , any thoughts .

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Pond Chat / heron in the dark

« on: May 17, 2016, 04:57:18 AM »

turned out the light at 10:30 last night to go to bed and for some reason tuned to look out the window . the only light in back is lights on fountain in big pond and silhouetted against that light was the head and neck of the heron standing in shallow end of our little pond . i didn't realize they fed at night and wondered if it was unusual .  it must have known i was there because in a few seconds it headed south . . . peace

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Pond Chat / Re: feeding the comets

« on: May 06, 2016, 12:28:55 PM »

fish came through the winter with ''flying colors'' , heron is ecstatic . . . peace

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Pond Chat / feeding the comets

« on: December 11, 2015, 04:19:50 AM »

hello , hope you all had a pleasant summer . temps last couple weeks have been in 30 to 40 range and no ice on pond . next couple days expected to be 55 to 65 can i feed the fish or is that bad . they have been trying to feed from surface . thanks . . . peace and merry christmas to all .

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Pond Chat / water quality

« on: August 27, 2015, 06:28:16 AM »

temperature has been in the 60's and without a hint of sunshine here for last two days . when i feed fish last evening i was stunned by the clarity of the water . our water is always clear but it is now like crystal and just could not be any clearer . it's supposed to be warmer and sunny next few days and i'm curious to see what i think of water then . now as to global warming , our average july temperature here was record low by about three degrees . i think the rest of globe was three degrees warmer than normal in july . . . peace

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Pond Chat / water lily

« on: August 21, 2015, 04:01:37 PM »

we have a water lily that has bloomed while still 4 or 5 inches under water . never saw this before and wondered if this is common occurrence . . . peace

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Chit Chat / Re: I know i should be posting more, but....

« on: August 08, 2015, 08:27:07 AM »

i thought you were always an ''actor'' . i'm glad that you are pleased with your current life . i know you have had some physical problems and yet you never seem depressed . i'm about ten years younger , reasonably healthy , somewhat financially secure , and extremely DEPRESSED . i hope your attitude is always as pleasant as it appears to be now . . . peace

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Pond Chat / lilies

« on: July 15, 2015, 02:01:56 PM »

we have 5 plants . zero lilies from 3 plants , 2 yellow from one , and three pink from the last . weather here has been abnormal , temp this month is averaging 6.6 degrees colder than normal and rain is greater but don't know how much . think it has been well over 300 days since last 90 degree day and normal summer we've had 15 days by now . . . peace

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Pond Chat / Re: Pond Vacuum

« on: July 15, 2015, 01:54:36 PM »

yes sir , we have an oase [i think] which does about what you are asking . it  runs the residue from pond into a bag which does let some VERY fine particulates back into pond and traps bigger particles which then need to be emptied from bag . i find i rarely use ours because 1] cleaning it up and putting it away annoys me 2] we have net over pond because of herons and it is a pain to remove/replace . no complaints about the vacuum itself . . . peace

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Pond Chat / Re: Flex seal as seen on TV

« on: March 18, 2015, 09:50:07 AM »

thanks  folks , i've always wondered about how that stuff performed in the real world . hard to believe something isn't as good as ads suggest . . . peace

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Pond Chat / turtle

« on: September 17, 2014, 05:54:13 AM »

wife was out back yesterday and found a turtle about 6 inches across in size as it was walking in grass . it later was walking on net we have over small pond to deter herons . later i found it in grass again and set it on a stone by big pond and in about 15 seconds it put its head out and jumped in pond and swam away . we've lived here over 11 years and i've only seen two turtles in the big pond in that time so was surprised to have one walking in grass . . hope everyone has had a nice summer and all are well .. .. ..peace

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Pond Chat / barley straw extract

« on: August 24, 2014, 05:17:30 AM »

last summer we bought ''microbe-lift barley straw extract plus peat liquid --2 liters '' it cost $42 . we used about 1 1/2 inches which is less than 10% and would like to be rid of the rest . i'd sell it for $25 shipped , it's heavy and shipping is probably $6 [ my guess] . if you are within 20 miles i'd meet you half way and sell it for $22 . we are using an algaecide instead of this product . . .peace...........hope this wasn't put in an improper area .

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Pond Chat / water hyacinth

« on: July 28, 2014, 01:20:24 PM »

hyacinth kept getting in savio filter so i corraled them with a bicycle inner tube . they filled in area within inner tube and have done nothing since . they have gained no height and have not flowered and i was wondering if i erred or if they would have reacted the same had they been loose and able to go and to as they ''wished'' . . .peace......hope everyone is happy and healthy this summer .....peace again

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Chit Chat / Re: Biting insects

« on: July 08, 2014, 01:01:25 PM »

that's weird , i was out cleaning filter about an hour ago and got bit . it was a bug under the back of my shirt . squeezed it gently and shook shirt and some strange looking fly dropped out . i don't remember last time i was bitten . then i come in and find this post .   

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Chit Chat / Re: good news from the DR! after Nuclear stress test

« on: June 30, 2014, 07:24:14 AM »

i am happy for you and i'm sure every one else is also . 

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Chit Chat / Re: Car accident

« on: June 23, 2014, 01:49:44 PM »

sorry about the accident , sir, and glad it was not worse as many are . about the ''dizzy'' , i get dizzy very often when going from a sitting or kneeling position to standing . only came close to falling once and i knew it was going to happen and knelt down before i could fall . the weird thing is i get up in the morning as soon as i awaken and when i get out of bed absolutely zero dizziness . . .peace

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Pond Chat / Re: In this Summer... what are you using for Pond Algae Treatment???

« on: June 11, 2014, 04:05:28 AM »

''pondcare algaefix'' works great for us . if interested google it to find best price .

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Pond Chat / Re: String algea soloutions I need one!

« on: April 20, 2014, 07:05:21 AM »

bought a product named '' pondcare algaefix'' last year and really like it . the day after using it there is a little foam on water which i skim off . water stays crystal clear and it bothers neither fish nor plants . i try it a slightly lesser rate than directions state and add a touch more if i think it is needed . . .peace

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Pond Chat / Re: winter sucks

« on: December 07, 2013, 07:35:23 AM »

high today is to be 30 max . temps next 7 days say high 34 and low 8 but little snow . 2vettes left friday for a ten day cruise up the mississippi on a paddle boat  . it looks like the weather will be better here than where she will be . i think she pictured a warm pleasant trip , she sometimes doesn't think clearly . they end up in chicago some how and i told her it will probably be windy and colder than home . . . peace . . .ps. merry christmas [i hate holidays especially the american christmas . it is supposed to be a religious holiday and we have made it a commercial venture .]

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Pond Chat / we have a leak

« on: October 10, 2013, 04:13:18 PM »

OR do we . took off heron deterrent net couple days ago and put on whole pond leaf catching net . yesterday i was out by pond and found the pump for waterfall was sucking some air . i added water and last night left pump off to see what would happen . this morning water may have been down slightly but to little to be sure . i plugged pump back in expecting water to go down due to leak in line from pump to waterfall , again if it dropped at all it was not enough to be sure [ this about one o'clock in afternoon ] . i went out about 5:30 and water was down about 3/8 of an inch . i have a clear container in pond with the water level set at same depth that water was when i put it in pond yesterday and difference in water levels is about 1/2 inch with container being higher . could the circulating water evaporate at a much faster rate than water in container thus accounting for difference in levels ?? either last year or prior year we experienced this same thing , thinking we had a leak day after putting leaf net on . it has been SUNNY and high 60's with very low humidity . all thoughts welcomed and appreciated . . .peace . . .ps . i post questions on archerytalk and get ZERO comments . i will hope for better results from you kind folks .

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Pond Chat / Re: Man It's Hot

« on: August 03, 2013, 05:58:26 AM »

weatherman just said that this summer we have had 30 days that didn't reach 80 and only 5 that have reached 90 , both unusual for us .

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Chit Chat / Re: Was a very long day, to say the least

« on: August 01, 2013, 09:11:41 AM »

acquired , figured it out while lunching , duh !!

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Chit Chat / Re: Was a very long day, to say the least

« on: August 01, 2013, 06:12:06 AM »

very interesting , thanks for sharing . forgive me madam but the '' i don't tolerate attitudes '' , makes it sound like you have aquired one .  .  . sorry about the ''aquired'' which is apparently misspelled  ..twice . . .peace

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Chit Chat / Re: Day dreams and Craiglist

« on: July 17, 2013, 01:25:18 PM »

listed 4 tires for sale there and got just 2 responses one was REALLY WEIRD and other an obvious scam . think i'm through with ''craigs list'' .

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Pond Chat / algafix part II

« on: June 16, 2013, 08:57:08 AM »

i've put the algafix in pond three times now and it looks really good . algae is not growing like it had been but it's a little soon to contribute that to the chemical . each time i've put it in ,  the pond has gotten a strange clear scum on it which is pretty much gone after about a day [ no i don't know where it has gone to ] . we have some very light colored gravel in the shallow , plant containing area and it has looked bad enough that i've thought of replacing it with something darker . it looked better after one application and now looks really nice , the best it has looked in a couple years . i would recommend this product if asked about it . fish are fine , plants seem to be fine but again a little soon to judge affect on plants . again i need to point out i've been using roughly half recommended dosage . hope mentioning a product isn't breaking forum rules , i just thought someone might find this helpful . . . peace..........ps . ''twovetts'' just left for alaska  , i'm lonesome already .

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Pond Chat / Re: algaefix

« on: June 12, 2013, 05:29:39 AM »

directions on algafix said 1/4 cup per 600 gallons every 3 days till algae is controlled . we have about 2600-2700 gallons and i put in 3/4 of a cup and 3 days later a half cup and so far no adverse effects and water ,which didn't look to bad , looks crystal clear . i'm now waiting to see if algae growth is inhibited which was my goal when starting this . . . .peace

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Pond Chat / Re: Hey! Hope everyone is doing well!

« on: June 09, 2013, 12:00:49 PM »

i also have wondered how you are doing . uv bulbs are EXPENSIVE , REAL EXPENSIVE we have one and i about collapsed when we went to buy a replacement bulb . i just bought some algafix [ against some ponders recommendations ] and will comment after using it for a few weeks but so far so good , two days and nothing has died . . . peace