"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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I guess 76 seems so cool to me I had not seriously considered this. I
have resisted equiptment since I will have to run an extension cord out
the
window untill I am move confident of my 'experiment' and also sink the
pool.
Tell me more about the pond water. I tried this initially with only
slightly better results, but the mosquitos seemed to be magnetized to it.

** If mosquitoes are attracted to this pool you need some water movement. I
have an extension cord feeding 3 kiddy pools behind my house. Just don't
let the plugs get wet, keep them covered with something watertight. Make
sure you have one of those breakers.

Currently I only have 'dechlored' water. The plants seem to be doing
relatively well even in the shade. I havent monitored for water
temperature
swings which might be contributing since it is only 70 gallons above
ground.
The fish seem partially bloated by the time I find them in the morning,
which I thought meant they were dying early in the evening. So I thought I
would see them searching for oxygen, but they rarely come to the surface.
Any further ideas would be much appreciated. I may just have to run the
cord and refill with pond water to narrow down my problem. I have seen
several small still ponds around the area just loaded with anacharis and
lilies with several fantails or orandas.

## If it's only 70 gallons and "still water," keep the fish numbers down to
no more than a few.

I am missing something - perhaps
it is the aged water. Kathy - did you aerate to solve your problem? Do
you think an airstone will move the water enough to deter the mosquitos.

## Yes, mosquitoes will not lay eggs in moving water. They like stagnant
water - the same kind of water that kills fish.

I
may just be striving for too much from too little. At least one of the
still ponds I saw was using dunks. I'm just so dad blasted cheap Heck
thats half of my motivation - to keep from having to compost overgrowing
plants. Thanxx

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