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Pond Chat / Re: I CAUGHT THE CULPRIT!!

« on: February 10, 2008, 07:13:23 PM »

Electric fences work for cats as well as raccoons!

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Pond Chat / Re: red bricks harmful to Koi ??????

« on: February 10, 2008, 07:09:29 PM »

I use clay bricks in my pond all the time. I just wash them off when I first get them (don't know where they have been) then put them in....no problems.

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Pond Chat / Re: Okay I QUIT!

« on: February 10, 2008, 07:02:42 PM »

The ONLY thing that has worked for me is an electric fence. Three years ago a racoon wiped out my entire pond and destroyed the plants. I put the fence in....new fish...new plants.....no more problems.

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Pond Construction & Filtration / Re: Ding Danged neighbor's cat!

« on: September 27, 2007, 08:16:48 PM »

An electric fence around your pond is alot easlier to install and not very noticable. I have one called Fido Shock....runs about 35.00 and you can find them at places like Petco. I was having problems with raccoons. They wiped out first pond full of fish, got fence and new fish.....no problems since....just over three years.

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Pond Chat / Re: Liquid barley

« on: August 20, 2007, 07:33:44 PM »

I put a rock in the leg of black pantyhose, fill with barley straw then add another rock at the end ,tie..then cut the leg off. The rocks help it stay in place.        susie

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Pond Chat / Re: Where should I put it?

« on: July 24, 2007, 08:18:33 AM »

OK....skimmer and BD to 55 gal drum filter to external pump to pond?

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Pond Chat / Re: Excellent trades

« on: July 22, 2007, 08:22:22 PM »

That "Blue" is beautiful.......I want one. Is it a Tropical or Hardy?

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Pond Chat / Where should I put it?

« on: July 22, 2007, 08:14:21 PM »

I am in the digging stage of my new pond. I am connecting the skimmer and BD to the bio filter/falls. My question is where do I put the external pump? Before the bio filter ( won't junk have to go thru the pump then), or after..then the water will have return to the pond somehow...I am confused...(no room to put a SC...have to make do with skimmer and bio falls)

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Pond Chat / Re: Wow what a colorful morning!

« on: July 22, 2007, 04:46:43 PM »

 Wow......what lovely lilly's....