"Ron, KC4YOY" wrote in message
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Just wondering if rec.ponds ever does a roll call every now and then?



Mike Patterson, aged 43, computer network geek by trade (just hired on
at T-Mobile this week), 2 kids, married since 1979, live a little
south of Atlanta, GA, USA.

Non-family-related interests include ponding, reading, history,
flying, and shooting. Despise TV except for the History Channel.

I have a pretty new 1375 gallon (US) pond with goldfish and shiners.

Been reading and posting here for about 4-5 years.

Worked on the pond off and on for about 3 years, then last fall got
most of it done in one 2-week burst of sweaty work. Let it settle over
last winter, then in February made adjustments and got it going for
real.

Looks pretty good right now, but I think I'm going to thin out the
water hyacinth and let the water lettuce grow instead.

Pickeral rush has gotten enormous, and the 2 lilies have lots of
leaves but no flowers. :-(

I'd like to get rid of the shiners in the pond, but I hate to take 'em
to the bait store, and catching them is problematic anyway.

Got so many little tiny fish fry I have no idea what to do about them.

Oh, and I -still- plan to do the "fire & water" pond soon. I think I
have figured out the best way to do it...


Mike Patterson
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