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Forum: General February 20th 07, 01:41 AM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 15
Views: 4,215
Posted By Derek Broughton
What would be the lowest water temperature survivable by either Koi or Goldfish?

Gill Passman wrote:

I'm actually leaning towards the planned pond being occupied by
Shubunkins/Comets - the reasoning behind this being, that for now, I'm
not convinced that I would be able to...
Forum: General December 28th 06, 03:22 AM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 9
Views: 2,313
Posted By Derek Broughton
An example of a poster's "advertisement"

wrote:

"poster" poster wrote:
I have a 99-year old book "Tthe Chess Player's Compendium" by William
Cook concentrating on openings given to me some years ago by...
Forum: General December 25th 06, 11:46 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 43
Views: 9,994
Posted By Derek Broughton
Blocking senders

~ janj wrote:

On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 14:47:04 -0400, Derek Broughton
wrote:

Now _that_ part I can cope with. My youngest dog (a rescue with some bad
habits) killed my...
Forum: General December 25th 06, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 43
Views: 9,994
Posted By Derek Broughton
Blocking senders

Galen Hekhuis wrote:

And when those cute little kittens grow up to be cats and snack on some of
your prized fish try to understand that they are just small carnivores
doing what comes...
Forum: General December 25th 06, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 43
Views: 9,994
Posted By Derek Broughton
Blocking senders

Zëbulon wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...
Galen Hekhuis wrote:

Let me make it perfectly clear, we will allow...
Forum: General December 23rd 06, 09:35 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 43
Views: 9,994
Posted By Derek Broughton
Blocking senders

wrote:

Galen Hekhuis wrote:
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:52:29 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
"~ janj" wrote in message
Galen...
Forum: General December 23rd 06, 09:31 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 43
Views: 9,994
Posted By Derek Broughton
Blocking senders

Galen Hekhuis wrote:

Let me make it perfectly clear, we will allow anyone to post no
matter
how many cute kittens someone threatens to kill. There are NO plans to
moderate RPM on anything...
Forum: General December 11th 06, 05:58 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 66
Views: 12,268
Posted By Derek Broughton
So how do I kill off a heron thats eating my koi

Zëbulon wrote:


"Derek Broughton" wrote in message
...

Not a problem, I think. If every email has to be valid (if they want
...
Forum: General December 11th 06, 05:19 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 66
Views: 12,268
Posted By Derek Broughton
So how do I kill off a heron thats eating my koi

Gill Passman wrote:

Derek Broughton wrote:


Not a problem, I think. If every email has to be valid (if they want
moderated posts returned) the software should be able to mung the...
Forum: General December 8th 06, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 66
Views: 12,268
Posted By Derek Broughton
So how do I kill off a heron thats eating my koi

Gail Futoran wrote:

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
...

Agreed....it also means that a poster needs to use...
Forum: General December 6th 06, 01:49 AM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 66
Views: 12,268
Posted By Derek Broughton
So how do I kill off a heron thats eating my koi

Galen Hekhuis wrote:

On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:10:49 -0600, Tristan
wrote:

Now just to set the record straight, doyou really think this post
would have ever gotten...
Forum: General November 27th 06, 02:07 AM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 3
Views: 2,797
Posted By Derek Broughton
Attn: true rec ponders I've heard back from Big-8 -george

Galen Hekhuis wrote:

On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:20:01 -0500, wrote:

Derek, ~janj, Dr Solo, Phyllis & Jim, and others ..... can I contact
you safely to let you know who I am?
...
Forum: General November 22nd 06, 03:49 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 6
Views: 2,491
Posted By Derek Broughton
New Pond

misterdj13 wrote:

we live in massachusetts . it get cold here i was wondering if i unplug
my filter will it freeze in the pump?

Where's the pump? If it's a foot or more below the water...
Forum: General November 22nd 06, 03:48 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 1
Views: 2,179
Posted By Derek Broughton
A Free-for-All on Science and Religion

PatC wrote:

GO AWAY..... this is a group about ponds not some nutcase religious
beliefs. Thankyou

Please don't do that. If you respond in any way, it only encourages them.
My filters are good...
Forum: General November 17th 06, 03:51 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 3
Views: 2,133
Posted By Derek Broughton
state of the pond

wrote:

I still want to put up a greenhouse over the whole back yard... well at
least the koi
pond so I can go out in winter and sit by my pond and see my koi. sigh....
Forum: General November 6th 06, 02:08 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 16
Views: 5,964
Posted By Derek Broughton
Frog in or out

Davy wrote:

Peter,
in Britain female frogs overwinter on land - usually somewhere protected
from frost such as a hole in a wall. Male frogs overwinter at the bottom
of ponds, ready for...
Forum: General November 6th 06, 02:05 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 4
Views: 3,009
Posted By Derek Broughton
Removing water from pond over winter

kurt wrote:

I just inherited a pond and have a couple of questions

First there is no fish in the pond, it's a liner, 15 foot stream, 18
- 20 in deep, and its about 400 - 500gals

I live...
Forum: General November 3rd 06, 03:09 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 3
Views: 2,922
Posted By Derek Broughton
Pond - Heat pump

Peter Breed wrote:

I have a relatively small pond of 2000L or 550 UsG, and one the problems
I have is fairly large swings in temperature. I was considering using
the heat of the ground to...
Forum: General October 19th 06, 02:38 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 8
Views: 3,840
Posted By Derek Broughton
Making pond from swimming pool

chip wrote:

I have an almost never used concrete w/ plaster swimming pool. It was
built in 1989 and is 18,500 gal, kidney shaped 16'x32'. As a diving pool
the deepest section is about 10'...
Forum: General October 17th 06, 02:17 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 8
Views: 3,840
Posted By Derek Broughton
New poster, new pond design

default wrote:

Hi folks, I'd like to run this perliminary design past of few of the
experts.

http://www.geocities.com/erviservy/pond/Design1.htm

Should I feed the veggie filter...
Forum: General October 17th 06, 02:10 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 7
Views: 3,603
Posted By Derek Broughton
Optimum flow rate through filter.

Brendan DJ Murphy wrote:

My research has shown conflicting answers.. Some quoting "1 pond-volume
of
water every 2 hours", others saying "2 pond-volumes of water every hour"

That's...
Forum: General October 4th 06, 03:02 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 22
Views: 7,434
Posted By Derek Broughton
Any tips

Manky Badger wrote:

I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres long, 2
metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres deep.
Anyone got any tips?

Some...
Forum: General October 2nd 06, 01:20 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 4
Views: 2,318
Posted By Derek Broughton
Dirty Pond. Newbie Pondkeeper.

Jasper wrote:

Thanks for the comments. When you say that the filter is undersized do you
mean the filter on the pump or the biofilter? The biofilter is for a 4500
litre pond.

I consider...
Forum: General September 29th 06, 03:51 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 4
Views: 2,318
Posted By Derek Broughton
Dirty Pond. Newbie Pondkeeper.

Jasper wrote:

Every morning I have to clean the pump's filter as it's completely clogged
up with sludge and the water has stopped flowing. I clean it with water
from my water butt rather than...
Forum: General September 24th 06, 06:19 PM Posted to rec.ponds
Replies: 7
Views: 2,681
Posted By Derek Broughton
Are Limestone Pebbles Likely to Cause ph Problems?

Davy wrote:

I intend to put stones or pebbles in my wildlife pond which won't have any
fish apart from maybe the odd stickleback. My preferred pebbles are
limestone but I have seen a warning...
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