Archive for May, 2008

new pond construction

Hi, in the process of getting stuff together before we start. We plan on a skimmer box which will then run to a filter and then out to the waterfall. We also plan on a bottom drain, but does the bottom drain need it’s own pump? and does it […]

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Saturday night quiz thingee

>I always thought that “Summer in England” was like “a Gourmet English Restaurant.”

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Rocks

Avoid limestone, unless you want to harden the water and get residual build-up that needs to be cleaned. If you do use limestone, you can boil it, but not for too long. Limestone already has a very high moisture content and from experience I can tell you that when used around a campfire, it can […]

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KOI HERPES VIRUS Confirmed in Orlando Florida Case May 2008

“Through the IPPCA’s Pond Hobbyists’ Hotline (770) 592-9790, a pond hobbyist from central Florida called in with a fish health issue. Hobbyist bought fish from multiple dealers in first part of March. No QT or parasite treatment was done to fish prior to insertion into existing pond population.
Upon initiating and following the IPPCA established […]

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Golden Crown

Nice thanks for sharing it to us
ramil

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Saturday night quiz thingee

Geeee…
It is just fascinating what you can learn here on the web…
I didn’t know that England had summers….
I always thought that “Summer in England” was like “a Gourmet English Restaurant.”
I’m glad you got to enjoy it this year. I hear that next year it should be both a Tuesday AND Wednesday.
:-)
Bill

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Golden Crown

Hi Ramil,
I’ve just posted a full size photo of your fave, the metallic one, Golden Crown. Just have a look.
Regards,
Suzette
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[Ponds-Koi] Saturday night quiz thingee

>It is summer here in mid-America and the weather has been good for several days.

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Guppy behaving strange

The description of this behavior, as related by you, is called “Shimmies” (or “Shakes”), and is not a disease in itself but just the manifestation of the actual underlying cause — which can have many different causes. Among those causes might be a short drop in temperataure, indigestion and dirty […]

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Which tetras to get?

Dora: The easeist tetras to keep are Pristellas.glowlites,griems tets,and head &tail lights the latter can be prone to “ich” though.Stay away from the red eyes as they can be quite nasty.Black phantoms(if healthy to begin with) are usually trouble free. Since […]

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