Howdy from Texas

[FireCaptJim]

Hi all, I'm new here but not new to ponds or fish keeping. I've been raising fish since childhood. We moved into this house about 7 years ago with the pond already in and running. Moved out 3 years ago and rented the house out (never again!!) The tenant trashed the pond, full of leaves and mud, torn liner and overgrown. We moved back in 6 months ago and I've spent the last 8 weekends cleaning, patching and cleaning!
Think i got it now!! up and running again, just need to re-landscape around it. next come fish.
About Me: My name is Jim, I work in an office in Benbrook, TX (southwest Fort Worth) I live in Granbury. I'am also a vol. firefighter.

 

[don't ask]

welcome Jim and what a shame to hear about your tenants, nice to hear you didn't just fill it in and be done with it

 

[sissy]

welcome and yes renters can do a job on some properties .I know addy has rentals and went through the same thing .Some people just have no common decency .

 

[j.w]

FireCaptJim

 

[mtpond]

Welcome Jim.

 

[addy1]

to our group!

Just got to love renters, my renters are good in arizona, but they had no pond desires. So I was paying a professional to take care of it. Then we had a water leak, they blamed the pond, (water bill 800). So I had the pond torn down. In the process of tearing it down, the leak was found, a broken 1 inch always on water line 3 feet down at the edge of the pond, flowing into our gravel pit that we built for excess water from rains. So the leak was never seen.

I kept trying to walk them through how to check for what was leaking, but didn't get anywhere. Some people can't follow how to track down a leak. I should have just flown back, but now saving 150 a month no more professional pond keeper.

 

[buckry]

Welcome!

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forums! Sorry to hear about the state that your tenants left the house in, it never fails to amaze me how careless some people are with property that isn't theirs!!

 

[Figgy]

Hi Jim, welcome to the forum from me.