I'm not even 50 yet and they keep asking me if I get the senior citizen discount at Kroger. I say go ahead and call me ma'am as long as you give me my 5% off! LOL
Your pond looks so pretty, Yatyas!
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I'm not even 50 yet and they keep asking me if I get the senior citizen discount at Kroger. I say go ahead and call me ma'am as long as you give me my 5% off! LOL
Your pond looks so pretty, Yatyas!
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Pretty pond.
Ok, so I was able to test the water yesterday afternoon, but it had been raining (and still is) for a few hours so I'm not sure if that had any impact on the samples. The water was collected from the moving water in the fall in hopes to get a better mixture because of the rain water being on the surface.
pH: 7.6
HR pH: Did not test, yet. Do I need to if the pH is < 7.6?
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
I'll test again when the rain subsides, but the weather is supposed to be rainy throughout the weekend so it may not be until next week.
Great info about the koi, moby. Taking that into consideration, this pond was more than likely set up as a goldfish type pond in lieu of a koi. There isn't really a filtration system besides what is in the fall box (2" green mesh as the primary, followed by a laundry bag stuffed with cubed sponges). I guess that could all be changed though. And I do have an air pump and two stones that could aerate the water in addition to the fall. When the weather permits, I'll take pics of the filtration components for yall to see.
Thanks for the compliments and support!
pH: 7.6
HR pH: Did not test, yet. Do I need to if the pH is < 7.6?
Ammonia: 0 ppm
Nitrite: 0 ppm
Nitrate: 0 ppm
I'll test again when the rain subsides, but the weather is supposed to be rainy throughout the weekend so it may not be until next week.
Great info about the koi, moby. Taking that into consideration, this pond was more than likely set up as a goldfish type pond in lieu of a koi. There isn't really a filtration system besides what is in the fall box (2" green mesh as the primary, followed by a laundry bag stuffed with cubed sponges). I guess that could all be changed though. And I do have an air pump and two stones that could aerate the water in addition to the fall. When the weather permits, I'll take pics of the filtration components for yall to see.
Thanks for the compliments and support!
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Ok thanks, that's what I figured but wasn't sure.
Just minnows, a few grass shrimp to hopefully eat the fuzz algae on the rocks, and hundreds of tadpoles, ha. The tree frogs were reading between 90 -100 decibels the other night - almost uncomfortable!
Just minnows, a few grass shrimp to hopefully eat the fuzz algae on the rocks, and hundreds of tadpoles, ha. The tree frogs were reading between 90 -100 decibels the other night - almost uncomfortable!
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@YatYas So glad you checked in with us! I've been following the flooding as I have several friends who live in or near BR. The stories have just been awful, and it seems like most of the rescue & recovery work has been provided by the very citizens who have been affected! Yes, prayers for you and all down that way. And praying that this tropical storm 99-L doesn't develop as one model suggests. That would take it into the Gulf and straight through South LA! Keep us posted when you can!
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I know it's the last thing on your mind right now, but once things calm down, contact Larkin Baggett at Deep South Koi via the contact info I gave earlier. He said he manages the DSK Face Book page and would be looking for you to contact them (I assume that their FB info would be listed on the web site or you could search FB for them). We here at GPF know him as @fishin4cars -- a wonderful, knowledgeable, helpful guy. He's also been caught up with the flooding, but I think has fared better than most.
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I know it's the last thing on your mind right now, but once things calm down, contact Larkin Baggett at Deep South Koi via the contact info I gave earlier. He said he manages the DSK Face Book page and would be looking for you to contact them (I assume that their FB info would be listed on the web site or you could search FB for them). We here at GPF know him as @fishin4cars -- a wonderful, knowledgeable, helpful guy. He's also been caught up with the flooding, but I think has fared better than most.
oh my goodness!!!! Sending good thought your way. Hope water drop fast for you guys.
I dont know how much warning you get for this type of thing, but did you get to save your pump? the electric outlet probably wont be good anymore. So sorry.
All the fish probably escaped and gone but at least no big fish like Koi or goldfish that can get into natural water ways.
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@Nepen It has been a nightmare for the people in S. Louisiana! Several pond and koi owners tell stories that mirror @YatYas photo -- their ponds disappeared beneath the flood waters, their fish along with. And some of these were those really fancy, expensive, koi with 3+ names! A few people were able to get mesh up to cover their ponds so their fish didn't escape. But those are also the folks with the complicated, very high-end equipment, as well.......
And I don't mean to minimalize the flooding for the other 99% of the residents....it's just awful everywhere! Imagine the homes with the pond stories, then imagine those stories X thousands -- all the homes without ponds that suffered much worse. We have sent people (I'm in the Northern part of Louisiana, so not affected by the flooding) down south by the droves to help. We recently sent several semis down filled with animal relief aid (mostly for equine & livestock) to help out and take the pressure and worry off those owners. Many of our local and area barns are volunteering to house horses [I'm a horse & animal person, so that's what I tend to focus on]. A friend of mine whose neighborhood was flooded was lucky that her home was in a high area which saved her -- she and many others have taken in families who lost everything. A story being repeated over & over. They're saying it's worse than the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005(?) when she hit New Orleans!
And I don't mean to minimalize the flooding for the other 99% of the residents....it's just awful everywhere! Imagine the homes with the pond stories, then imagine those stories X thousands -- all the homes without ponds that suffered much worse. We have sent people (I'm in the Northern part of Louisiana, so not affected by the flooding) down south by the droves to help. We recently sent several semis down filled with animal relief aid (mostly for equine & livestock) to help out and take the pressure and worry off those owners. Many of our local and area barns are volunteering to house horses [I'm a horse & animal person, so that's what I tend to focus on]. A friend of mine whose neighborhood was flooded was lucky that her home was in a high area which saved her -- she and many others have taken in families who lost everything. A story being repeated over & over. They're saying it's worse than the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005(?) when she hit New Orleans!
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Hi YatYas, not sure where in LA you are but if you need plants or shubunkins to rebuild the pond, reach out when you're ready. Hoping this next Invest 99L misses us.
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