Problem with new pond

[pixi]

Had my pond and waterfall put in last fall but...
The skimmer is too low in the water. The landscaper was so far behind in
his work that I said I would wait until spring if he would come back in
April.

Now he says he can't and I'll have to wait my turn. Whenever that might
be.. So I think I'm stuck. I certainly can't landscape around the skimmer
and am not sure whether I dare put fish now or not.

Can anyone tell me if I dare put fish in now? Will it hurt them if he
raises the skimmer with the fish in? Or I suppose I could take them out
temporarily. Got another pond down the hill where the fish live at present.

Pixi

[~ Windsong ~]

"pixi" > wrote in message
...
> Had my pond and waterfall put in last fall but...
> The skimmer is too low in the water. The landscaper was so far behind in
> his work that I said I would wait until spring if he would come back in
> April.
>
> Now he says he can't and I'll have to wait my turn. Whenever that might
> be.. So I think I'm stuck. I certainly can't landscape around the
skimmer
> and am not sure whether I dare put fish now or not.
>
> Can anyone tell me if I dare put fish in now? Will it hurt them if he
> raises the skimmer with the fish in? Or I suppose I could take them out
> temporarily. Got another pond down the hill where the fish live at
present.
==========================
I noticed no one replied to your post but it is a holiday. :-) I don't
have waterfalls and skimmers. I do know my fish are thriving without these
things. I do have a filter, settling plant tank and a second pump to keep
the water moving better in both ponds this year. I can't see why raising
the skimmer would harm the fish should you put them in the pond now.
If he dumps soil or other debris in your pond when he works on it it may
cloud the water for awhile. Can you find someone else who is not so busy?
Perhaps you can add the fish and hope for the best.
--
Carol....
"Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[~ Windsong ~]

"pixi" > wrote in message
...
> Had my pond and waterfall put in last fall but...
> The skimmer is too low in the water. The landscaper was so far behind in
> his work that I said I would wait until spring if he would come back in
> April.
>
> Now he says he can't and I'll have to wait my turn. Whenever that might
> be.. So I think I'm stuck. I certainly can't landscape around the
skimmer
> and am not sure whether I dare put fish now or not.
>
> Can anyone tell me if I dare put fish in now? Will it hurt them if he
> raises the skimmer with the fish in? Or I suppose I could take them out
> temporarily. Got another pond down the hill where the fish live at
present.
==========================
I noticed no one replied to your post but it is a holiday. :-) I don't
have waterfalls and skimmers. I do know my fish are thriving without these
things. I do have a filter, settling plant tank and a second pump to keep
the water moving better in both ponds this year. I can't see why raising
the skimmer would harm the fish should you put them in the pond now.
If he dumps soil or other debris in your pond when he works on it it may
cloud the water for awhile. Can you find someone else who is not so busy?
Perhaps you can add the fish and hope for the best.
--
Carol....
"Diplomacy is the art of letting someone have your way."
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[RichToyBox]

I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift the
skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in the
pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but the
fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to swim
in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to keep
from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed dirt
under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is easier
empty.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"pixi" > wrote in message
...
> Had my pond and waterfall put in last fall but...
> The skimmer is too low in the water. The landscaper was so far behind in
> his work that I said I would wait until spring if he would come back in
> April.
>
> Now he says he can't and I'll have to wait my turn. Whenever that might
> be.. So I think I'm stuck. I certainly can't landscape around the
skimmer
> and am not sure whether I dare put fish now or not.
>
> Can anyone tell me if I dare put fish in now? Will it hurt them if he
> raises the skimmer with the fish in? Or I suppose I could take them out
> temporarily. Got another pond down the hill where the fish live at
present.
>
> Pixi
>
>
>
>

[RichToyBox]

I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift the
skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in the
pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but the
fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to swim
in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to keep
from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed dirt
under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is easier
empty.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"pixi" > wrote in message
...
> Had my pond and waterfall put in last fall but...
> The skimmer is too low in the water. The landscaper was so far behind in
> his work that I said I would wait until spring if he would come back in
> April.
>
> Now he says he can't and I'll have to wait my turn. Whenever that might
> be.. So I think I'm stuck. I certainly can't landscape around the
skimmer
> and am not sure whether I dare put fish now or not.
>
> Can anyone tell me if I dare put fish in now? Will it hurt them if he
> raises the skimmer with the fish in? Or I suppose I could take them out
> temporarily. Got another pond down the hill where the fish live at
present.
>
> Pixi
>
>
>
>

[Sue Walsh]

"RichToyBox" > wrote in message news:<X0Eec.22039$_K3.56846@attbi_s53>...
> I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift the
> skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in the
> pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but the
> fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to swim
> in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to keep
> from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed dirt
> under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is easier
> empty.

Rich,
What did you do to seal the original holes in the liner when you raised the skimmer?

Sue W

[Sue Walsh]

"RichToyBox" > wrote in message news:<X0Eec.22039$_K3.56846@attbi_s53>...
> I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift the
> skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in the
> pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but the
> fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to swim
> in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to keep
> from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed dirt
> under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is easier
> empty.

Rich,
What did you do to seal the original holes in the liner when you raised the skimmer?

Sue W

[RichToyBox]

I kept the skimmer and liner connected, during the raising. It was a little
bit more difficult that way, but it worked. The hole where the bottom drain
fits, pulled somewhat loose, but I just realigned it and retightened the
bulkhead fitting. As I said, the skimmer had to be pushed toward the pond
to allow the liner to come up with the skimmer.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Sue Walsh" > wrote in message
om...
> "RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:<X0Eec.22039$_K3.56846@attbi_s53>...
> > I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift
the
> > skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in
the
> > pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but
the
> > fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to
swim
> > in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to
keep
> > from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed
dirt
> > under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is
easier
> > empty.
>
> Rich,
> What did you do to seal the original holes in the liner when you raised
the skimmer?
>
> Sue W

[RichToyBox]

I kept the skimmer and liner connected, during the raising. It was a little
bit more difficult that way, but it worked. The hole where the bottom drain
fits, pulled somewhat loose, but I just realigned it and retightened the
bulkhead fitting. As I said, the skimmer had to be pushed toward the pond
to allow the liner to come up with the skimmer.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"Sue Walsh" > wrote in message
om...
> "RichToyBox" > wrote in message
news:<X0Eec.22039$_K3.56846@attbi_s53>...
> > I raised the elevation of the sides of my smaller pond and had to lift
the
> > skimmer about 6 inches. I did it with about 8 or 10 inches of water in
the
> > pond. It would have been easier if the pond were completely empty, but
the
> > fish were too many and too big to move, so I left them enough water to
swim
> > in. As I lifted the skimmer, it had to be pushed toward the pond to
keep
> > from having the holes in the liner in the wrong place. I then packed
dirt
> > under the skimmer, and refilled the pond. It can be done, but it is
easier
> > empty.
>
> Rich,
> What did you do to seal the original holes in the liner when you raised
the skimmer?
>
> Sue W