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| Author: | Mike Hutzler [ Apr 17th, '08, 10:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Pond Water |
I have about an 1/2 acre pond on my place would it speed things up if I filled the whole system with pond water? |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 17th, '08, 10:59 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
yes it would, is the pond clean? |
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| Author: | Chappo [ Apr 17th, '08, 14:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Make sure you have a sieve ( fine mess) on the incoming water,,,hate to see you with predatory fish in your system. |
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| Author: | Chappo [ Apr 17th, '08, 15:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Let's try mesh. |
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| Author: | Mike Hutzler [ Apr 18th, '08, 12:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Jaymie,I'm not sure what you mean by clean. It's a small farm pond no run-off other than from my yard and the woods. I don't use any chemicals in my yard there is maybe a little rabbit poo run-off from our pen of rabbits that we raise,but very little. Gotcha Chappo. Oh and Jaymie thank you so much for always being so helpful. I have come to the conclusion that I must ask the most boring dumb questions because it seems that you and one or two other folks like Chappo feel sorry for me and help me out. LOL!! |
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| Author: | Jaymie [ Apr 18th, '08, 12:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Oh Mike  just doing my job  By clean I meant from chemicals and excess animal poo. So by the sounds of things the water would be fine. Are there any fish living in the pond? A loong time ago there was a discussion about whether or not to use water and animals from the "wild" http://backyardaquaponics.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=491&hilit=+water |
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| Author: | Chappo [ Apr 18th, '08, 12:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Mike,,don't ever think your questions are dumb,,,as,quaoted inhere "the only dumb question is the one not asked". Iwouldneverhave thought to meshincoming water UNTIL,on my farm in Thailand I was looking forward to harvesting my fresh water prawns and when we drainedthe lake there where 10 VERY fat "snake-head" fish and only a few prawns:( |
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| Author: | Mike Hutzler [ Apr 18th, '08, 12:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Funny you should ask, the pond dries up every year due to the fact that it is surrounded by so many trees, if we have a somewhat of a dry summer by Aug. it is dry which it did this year. We had some friends come out last week and their kiddo's where dying to fish so I told them to have at it, but it had only been holding water for about 4 months, and I didn't think it had any fish in it. WRONG!! One of the little fellows caught about a 6 inch Blue Catfish. 
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| Author: | Mike Hutzler [ Apr 18th, '08, 12:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Pond Water |
Thanks Chappo! I'll be sure and put a strainer on my pump when I get started. |
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