Forum: General
March 13th 07, 08:40 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,702
Sad news for me
Nick Cramer wrote:
I've had an Ogon, Kohaku and Goldfish for over 15 years. They're all
dead. I had the termite exterminators over Saturday and suspect some
of the poison got in the pond....
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 11:06 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
Reel McKoi wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
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Reel McKoi wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 11:04 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
kathy wrote:
We have been approved.
We are currently getting to know the
software.
It will not be the 9th, but it will be soon.
kathy :-)
So why were the mods not ready? Why was the 3rd...
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 11:02 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
Nick Cramer wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote:
Reel McKoi wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
Nick Cramer wrote:
As soon as rec.ponds.moderated is...
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 09:01 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
Reel McKoi wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
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Nick Cramer wrote:
As soon as rec.ponds.moderated is established and I am able...
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 09:00 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
Nick Cramer wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote:
Nick Cramer wrote:
As soon as rec.ponds.moderated is established and I am able to
subscribe to it, I will unsubscribe from...
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Forum: General
March 9th 07, 07:35 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,734
rec.ponds.moderated
Nick Cramer wrote:
As soon as rec.ponds.moderated is established and I am able to
subscribe to it, I will unsubscribe from rec.ponds. ;-))
Disfellowshipped for life!!!!!!!!!
Depends how long...
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Forum: General
February 25th 07, 08:24 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,892
The benefits of UVC - newbie question
Gill Passman wrote:
BoyPete wrote:
This is my first year with a pond. Contrary to advice I read,
because it has been a mild winter, I've kept pump/filters/UV running
all the time. The...
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Forum: General
February 24th 07, 07:29 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,892
The benefits of UVC - newbie question
Tristin wrote:
Pete
Do you keep your UVC on all the time?
This is my first year with a pond. Contrary to advice I read, because it has
been a mild winter, I've kept pump/filters/UV running...
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Forum: General
February 23rd 07, 06:35 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,892
The benefits of UVC - newbie question
Gill Passman wrote:
I was looking at the Hozelock products in my LFS and noticed that
Hozelock have a combined Pump, Filter, UVC combination product - the
price isn't exorbitant (but I guess...
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Forum: General
February 21st 07, 06:02 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,192
pump gone - need fish info please - long sorry
elaine wrote:
We have a 15' x 21' x 3.5' pond, and temps here at the moment are -10c
to -25C (14F to -13F) with min 2' of snow in the yard(not drifts). We
always keep the "up pipe" from the...
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Forum: General
January 5th 07, 11:40 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,890
Winter pumps and filters......
Zëbulon wrote:
"BoyPete" wrote in message
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Zëbulon wrote:
It must be global warming. It's the first winter since 1995 that...
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Forum: General
January 5th 07, 06:52 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,890
Winter pumps and filters......
Zëbulon wrote:
It must be global warming. It's the first winter since 1995 that I
have pumps and filters running in January. The cheap bucket filters
are working great. :-)
Interesting...
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Forum: General
November 26th 06, 09:30 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,079
Pond Cover
Peter Breed wrote:
After reading several websites that suggested covering a pond and
keeping the filter running during the winter I decided to give it a
go. My first attempt has used bigbubble...
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Forum: General
November 3rd 06, 06:01 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,964
Frog in or out
Peter Smith wrote:
thanks, I didn't mean to be rued.
no prob ;)
--
ßôyþëtë
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Forum: General
November 3rd 06, 06:00 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,922
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...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 06, 09:30 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,466
Help required
garyjohn_99 wrote:
BoyPete wrote:
garyjohn_99 wrote:
Dear all,
I live in the south west of the UK. My neighbour has had her outdoor
pond invaded by some type of creature that has...
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Forum: General
November 2nd 06, 09:27 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,964
Frog in or out
Peter Smith wrote:
THANK YOU
for nothing
Patience is a virtue.
Froggie will be fine, he'll look after himself.
--
ßôyþëtë
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Forum: General
November 1st 06, 06:47 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,466
Help required
garyjohn_99 wrote:
Dear all,
I live in the south west of the UK. My neighbour has had her outdoor
pond invaded by some type of creature that has killed nearly all her
Koi.
She heard a lot...
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Forum: General
October 10th 06, 05:45 AM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,965
Has anyone used a Tornado Pondvac?
Pond Skater wrote:
Yes, BoyPete - that's the thing... you plug the hosepipe in and off
you go. Ha ha. I emailed a query to the company supplying them, and
their suggestion is that I partially...
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Forum: General
October 9th 06, 06:13 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,965
Has anyone used a Tornado Pondvac?
Pond Skater wrote:
Hi
I have bought a Tornado Pondvac - a "clever British invention" (so
says the blurb) which is supposed to leave my pond crystal clear in
minutes. Actually, what happens...
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Forum: General
October 7th 06, 03:30 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,434
Any tips
Manky Badger wrote:
"sean mckinney" wrote in
message ...
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I'm very grateful for all the advice - but...
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Forum: General
October 4th 06, 08:18 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,434
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...
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Forum: General
October 4th 06, 08:12 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,603
Optimum flow rate through filter.
Brendan DJ Murphy wrote:
Experts might disagree with me later, but I have opted for 1 pond
every two hours. However, it depends to some extent on the
efficiency of your filter. I'm running a...
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Forum: General
October 3rd 06, 08:11 PM Posted to rec.ponds
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,603
Optimum flow rate through filter.
Brendan DJ Murphy wrote:
I have a simple question which I thought would be easy to find the
answer to.
Alas, after thorough searching Usenet and the Web, I cant find the
answer to what I...
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