Leave and debris screen for pond

Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very much! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC



"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very much! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC



"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:14:43 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very much! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Well, I am one of those snow belt folks myself. I do not intend to
leave the screen up for the winter - just the fall leaf season. I am
thinking about a plastic cover for the spring - warm things up early.
Is that a good idea?

John


"John Bachman" wrote in message
.. .
Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John

On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:14:43 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very much! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Well, I am one of those snow belt folks myself. I do not intend to
leave the screen up for the winter - just the fall leaf season. I am
thinking about a plastic cover for the spring - warm things up early.
Is that a good idea?

John


"John Bachman" wrote in message
.. .
Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John

Yes. As soon as the pond reaches about 50 degrees, I would encourage the
use of the plastic to bring the temperature up to over 60 as fast as
possible. Then keep the cover on until the average temperature day/night is
above 60 before removing it. This will get you through what is referred to
as aeromonas alley. The opportunity for the fish to get to a temperature
where the immune system will start to strengthen before the fish have a
chance to get sick is very beneficial.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:14:43 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think
your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond
owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very
uch! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Well, I am one of those snow belt folks myself. I do not intend to
leave the screen up for the winter - just the fall leaf season. I am
thinking about a plastic cover for the spring - warm things up early.
Is that a good idea?

Yes. As soon as the pond reaches about 50 degrees, I would encourage the
use of the plastic to bring the temperature up to over 60 as fast as
possible. Then keep the cover on until the average temperature day/night is
above 60 before removing it. This will get you through what is referred to
as aeromonas alley. The opportunity for the fish to get to a temperature
where the immune system will start to strengthen before the fish have a
chance to get sick is very beneficial.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html


"John Bachman" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 22:14:43 GMT, "Anne Lurie"
wrote:

John, my teeny little preform doesn't really need a screen, but I think
your
prices are reasonable, based on the effort that they would save pond
owners!

I also like the photo of the woman lifting the thing up for cleaning. I
assume that the screen would stay in place during a heavy wind, although
people in the snow belt -- where I no longer live, thank you very
uch! --
might be concerned about the weight of the snow vs. wind, etc.

Well, I am one of those snow belt folks myself. I do not intend to
leave the screen up for the winter - just the fall leaf season. I am
thinking about a plastic cover for the spring - warm things up early.
Is that a good idea?

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:02:40 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

Yes. As soon as the pond reaches about 50 degrees, I would encourage the
use of the plastic to bring the temperature up to over 60 as fast as
possible. Then keep the cover on until the average temperature day/night is
above 60 before removing it. This will get you through what is referred to
as aeromonas alley. The opportunity for the fish to get to a temperature
where the immune system will start to strengthen before the fish have a
chance to get sick is very beneficial.

OK. I will work on a "greenhouse" cover for the leaf & debris frame.
Something to do this winter! Cool.

John

On Fri, 05 Sep 2003 00:02:40 GMT, "RichToyBox"
wrote:

Yes. As soon as the pond reaches about 50 degrees, I would encourage the
use of the plastic to bring the temperature up to over 60 as fast as
possible. Then keep the cover on until the average temperature day/night is
above 60 before removing it. This will get you through what is referred to
as aeromonas alley. The opportunity for the fish to get to a temperature
where the immune system will start to strengthen before the fish have a
chance to get sick is very beneficial.

OK. I will work on a "greenhouse" cover for the leaf & debris frame.
Something to do this winter! Cool.

John

I think you could drop the price by having folks go buy their own PVC or at
least give the option of buying the screening only? Btw, a black screen
would be easier to see through. ~ jan


On Thu, 04 Sep 2003 10:41:04 -0400, John Bachman wrote:

Yikes! I seem to be in the pond screen business.

I searched around for a screen to put on my pond this fall but could
not find a suitable one. So I built one. Other people asked me to
make one for them so I did. I made design improvements as I went
along, making it easy to disassemble for storage, easy to clean, etc.

The next thing you know I am in business. The company I work for gave
me a corner of their www site to display the screen and even will
process the orders for me.

Take a look at my design at www.anatekcorp.com/garden/pondscreen.htm
and see what you think. I would be interested in your comments.

John


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