It was on the national news here in the UK last night and the trouble you guys are getting down the east coast of the US and central US .
Weve been following this story because of last years terrible storms that the UK was hit by one after another week after week cause by the Jet stream forcing the cold from the Arctic down onto you by what is termed the polar Vortex .
We sympathize for all the damage and loss of lfe this is causng, we hardly get snow in the South West of the UK but I can remember as a chld the wnter of 1963 which was horrific wit roads blocked for weeks on end right the way u to April of that year,,,,,,
Last night they gave out a warning that Polar vortex is being forced down south towards Florida so it may well be an idea if you have fish like plecos whch are a tropical species o other trpicals in your ponds to remve them to safety indoors so that the intense cold doesnt kill your fish off .
We are bracing ourselves here on the West Coast of the UK for our first major storm set to hit us from today onwards with damaging winds exess rain causing flooding to the area where we live.
It is going to hit us at exactly the wrong time and low lying land lke the summerset levels could well be at risk because the storm is set to hit us bang on a spring tide which will raise the water levels over and above that of the storm. and over and above that of a spring tide.
Those poor people are only just getting their lives back to normal after last years horrific flooding some are sadly not insured because of the high Premiums placed on them by the insurance and one wonders what on earth they are going to do this time around.
The problem is that over many generations it was seen as desirable to build on flood plains.......
So members from the South of the US remember to lock up your tropicals and make sure your coldwater fish are well and hat they are protected ....
Remember to test on a regular basis especially if your pond freezes over , try to keep an airhole open too the pond and hopefully thngs will be OK for you all bear in mind however that if the ponds of down south in the US do freeze you may unless you protect it loose your UV-C which s a must.
Dave
Dave
Weve been following this story because of last years terrible storms that the UK was hit by one after another week after week cause by the Jet stream forcing the cold from the Arctic down onto you by what is termed the polar Vortex .
We sympathize for all the damage and loss of lfe this is causng, we hardly get snow in the South West of the UK but I can remember as a chld the wnter of 1963 which was horrific wit roads blocked for weeks on end right the way u to April of that year,,,,,,
Last night they gave out a warning that Polar vortex is being forced down south towards Florida so it may well be an idea if you have fish like plecos whch are a tropical species o other trpicals in your ponds to remve them to safety indoors so that the intense cold doesnt kill your fish off .
We are bracing ourselves here on the West Coast of the UK for our first major storm set to hit us from today onwards with damaging winds exess rain causing flooding to the area where we live.
It is going to hit us at exactly the wrong time and low lying land lke the summerset levels could well be at risk because the storm is set to hit us bang on a spring tide which will raise the water levels over and above that of the storm. and over and above that of a spring tide.
Those poor people are only just getting their lives back to normal after last years horrific flooding some are sadly not insured because of the high Premiums placed on them by the insurance and one wonders what on earth they are going to do this time around.
The problem is that over many generations it was seen as desirable to build on flood plains.......
So members from the South of the US remember to lock up your tropicals and make sure your coldwater fish are well and hat they are protected ....
Remember to test on a regular basis especially if your pond freezes over , try to keep an airhole open too the pond and hopefully thngs will be OK for you all bear in mind however that if the ponds of down south in the US do freeze you may unless you protect it loose your UV-C which s a must.
Dave
Dave
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