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ok, so how do the netting contraptions STAY in place under 2 feet of snow??

I showed my hubby the one on the page with the white pvc frame, & he said ,,
" yea right, florida maybe........"

Muffin first winter for THIS pond, & we can get some dang HIGH drifts!
btw,, I must have been **REALLY** lucky???!!! our 1st pond years ago,,
we never had a 'gas escape' hole,, it froze over solid,, maybe lost a couple
goldfish a winter........but then I didn't have 'big' koi, either.

"K30a" wrote in message
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Muffin wrote
ok, remind me, what part of US are you??
do you get snow???

Jan and I are in SE WA, zone 7.
No snow last year except a few flakes on
Christmas Eve and you had to be quick to
catch them.
Our winters vary. One year we had so much
snow in a day my DH was turned back from going out
to work. Last year nada.
We usually have a cold snap sometime. Last
year it was October, others over Christmas
or New Years.
We only get 7 inches of rain a year. We're an
arid steppe or something like that. Sagebrush, tumbleweeds and sand.





k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

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muffin wrote STAY in place under 2 feet of snow?

That we don't know here.
But building a tent type with a peak
in the middle might work better.


k30a
and the watergardening labradors
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:08:43 -0400, "*muffin*"
wrote:

ok, so how do the netting contraptions STAY in place under 2 feet of snow??

I showed my hubby the one on the page with the white pvc frame, & he said ,,
" yea right, florida maybe........"


I am in Southern NH, lots of snow. But I do not leave the screen over
the pond for winter. That is why I made the design easy to
assemble/disassemble. I only need it in place Oct - Nov and then it
is dissassembled and stored.

I am thinking of finding the right kind of plastic so that I can use
it as a solar heater in early spring.

John

PS: See the screen that we are talking about at
www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm

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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:58:40 -0400, "*muffin*" wrote:

mmmm bug screening......

didn't thin k of that, since the pond places show NETTING with holes in it.
now......... bug netting, can this be bought at lowes? home depot? its
different than door screen , right?

Yes, but look at shade cloth first, comes in wider widths. A nursery here
carries some light stuff that lets in 60% of the light, about equal to bug
screening. You don't want the real dense stuff. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

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On 21 Sep 2003 01:48:31 GMT, ESPMER (K30a) wrote:

Muffin wrote
ok, remind me, what part of US are you??
do you get snow???

Jan and I are in SE WA, zone 7.
No snow last year except a few flakes on
Christmas Eve and you had to be quick to
catch them.

The first winter I did this I had a total of 4-5 inches. That's why I use
boards instead of pvc, good solid support. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

netting your pond
 

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 23:08:43 -0400, "*muffin*" wrote:

ok, so how do the netting contraptions STAY in place under 2 feet of snow??

I showed my hubby the one on the page with the white pvc frame, & he said ,,
" yea right, florida maybe........"

In my set up, when the screens get snow on them, this is "ideal" the ponds
are in an igloo, totally ice free and warm from the ground. Screens are 6"
or more above the water surface. ~ jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Wet!~
Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

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My BIL uses net across his pond, but he made a pvc pipe frame about 5 foot
by 10 foot and sewed the net to the frame. Each piece of the frame can
easily be lifted off the pond and dumped, and then reset. He put a "T" at
mid length to act as a center leg to help support the frame. When he gets a
layer of leaves, he dumps. He also uses it for the times that he is not out
at the pond to keep the herons out, and removes it to feed the fish and wade
with the fish.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"*muffin*" wrote in message
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how do you guys attach the nets to the top of your pond??
do they sink? or how do you pull them taut?
& how do you clean the leaves off???
(I can see me trying & then dumping everything IN the pond)

I picked up 2 bird nets at lowes (14' wide...... have to overlap??? sew
together???) it has 1 in. holes. I hope this is ok to use,,

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will the plastic bird netting with 1" squares actually keep the heron out? Is
it strong enough? And will the heron stop coming if the pond is netted? Can I
just put the net about 4" above the water and get it taunt by placing rocks on
it? Also I put 4" black pipe in the pond but had to put rocks in it to get it
to sink so now I don't think the bigger fish can get thru it, any other
suggestion how to sink it without blocking the pipe? Thanks for any info

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Last weekend I was feed up with fishing out hickory nuts from our pond and
not looking forward to the leaf problems I had last year got busy and
constructed a net for our pond.
Started out simple and ended up with this.
Ended up this way because of the way PVC materials is sold, might as well
use it.
It is 10' X 10' X 5' high in the center. Covered it with bird netting.
Total cost was about $50.
Most of it is not glued so that can be disassembled.
Was a lot of fun this week watching all the hickory nuts hit it and bounce
off like a trampoline into the yard.
Any comments?
Can be seen at:
http://community.webshots.com/album/48115441odfsOQ

Jerry


"BA PATSFAN" wrote in message
...
will the plastic bird netting with 1" squares actually keep the heron out?
Is
it strong enough? And will the heron stop coming if the pond is netted? Can
I
just put the net about 4" above the water and get it taunt by placing rocks
on
it? Also I put 4" black pipe in the pond but had to put rocks in it to get
it
to sink so now I don't think the bigger fish can get thru it, any other
suggestion how to sink it without blocking the pipe? Thanks for any info

netting your pond
 

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 21:51:49 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

My BIL uses net across his pond, but he made a pvc pipe frame about 5 foot
by 10 foot and sewed the net to the frame. Each piece of the frame can
easily be lifted off the pond and dumped, and then reset. He put a "T" at
mid length to act as a center leg to help support the frame. When he gets a
layer of leaves, he dumps. He also uses it for the times that he is not out
at the pond to keep the herons out, and removes it to feed the fish and wade
with the fish.

I use 1/8" polyester mesh on my pond nets. I find that the hole size
in the bird nets lets too many of those little goobers that fall off
of pine trees through. The polyester holds up better than nylon also
and is not as "slimy" to work with.

I can supply netting in any length, kits or the whole screen with
frame. See www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm for pictures and
details.

I just got another roll of mesh in yesterday so have ample stock now.

John