The pond is almost finished

What are you doing with the water you are taking our of the pond to lower
the depth? Could you not just take a trash can with netting in it, pump the
water into it an pull out the fry when they accumulate enough to matter
(have 2 cans that you switch the hose to on emptying)? Of course I'm always
hoping the predators get my fry since my pond is small enough that it can
only afford a small population.
DK
P.S. Could you please not respond to the cross posting trolls. It only
encourages them and I get tired of blocking the new ones that keep showing
up when encouraged.


"Reel Mckoi" wrote in message
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We've got the cement berm done. The cement pad for the settling tank is
also done. The shelves have been improved. All we need do now is replace
the carpets, quilts and then the rubber liner. The fence and net is last
of
course. Meanwhile the koi are doing great in the pool behind the house
and
have spawned twice. We will probably lose these fry because of the amount
of water involved, their minute size and the fact it will have to be
pumped
down to catch the parents. We'll save what we can.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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"DKat" wrote in message
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What are you doing with the water you are taking our of the pond to lower
the depth?

$$ The 2000 gallon pond was completely drained and the liner temporarily
removed. All the fry in that pond were at least 1" long and easily removed
to a fry pool to themselves. :-) The water was pumped out onto the lawn.

Could you not just take a trash can with netting in it, pump the
water into it an pull out the fry when they accumulate enough to matter

$$ The tiny fry born in the holding pool would never survive the trip
through the pump's impeller. What may work though is we're going to use the
water for irrigation in a flower and veggie bed. It'll gravity feed through
a garden hose to a 40 gallon holding tank by the driveway. Any fry that end
up in that tank will be easily seen, netted and saved! The 75' trip through
the hose shouldn't kill them.

(have 2 cans that you switch the hose to on emptying)? Of course I'm
always
hoping the predators get my fry since my pond is small enough that it can
only afford a small population.

$$ I'm sure many things prey on our fry but the sheer numbers still leave
more than we can ever hope to raise. What we find upsetting is when one of
our adult fish go missing. This pic was taken before the ponds were netted.
Most were killed by predators. Few of these are still with us. The most
flashy, most colorful and the most expensive always vanished first.

http://images.snapfish.com/344466832...A26%3B55ot1lsi

DK
P.S. Could you please not respond to the cross posting trolls. It only
encourages them and I get tired of blocking the new ones that keep showing
up when encouraged.

--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

DKat wrote:
What are you doing with the water you are taking our of the pond to lower
the depth?


None of youe buissness!!!

Could you not just take a trash can with netting in it, pump the
water into it an pull out the fry when they accumulate enough to matter
(have 2 cans that you switch the hose to on emptying)? Of course I'm always
hoping the predators get my fry since my pond is small enough that it can
only afford a small population.
DK
P.S. Could you please not respond to the cross posting trolls. It only
encourages them and I get tired of blocking the new ones that keep showing
up when encouraged.


Listen, I am the moderator here. I told Jabriol he screwed his daughter
when she was 13, and got her pregnant, and dumped her on the street.
Of course I don't want my husband to find out that I am harrasing people
this way. Do me a favor. If you want the crossposting to stop. Call the
Camden police and make the call, get jabriol arrested, and we won't see
him anymore. It may not be true. But it will destroy one more JW.

ONE MORE THING DON'T YOU EVER TELL ME WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GOT
THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
--
McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries
before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED.
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o