"Ka30P" wrote in message
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Okay, got those answers.
My next suggestion is to test if for PH

Looking at the colour of my test kit, the PH is 8.5. The high end I know,
but I was under the impression comets could live with that. Am I correct?

as I recall that can change a lot with rainfall.
Do you live in an area that gets a lot of rain rapidly? - thinking about
when

No, I am from central England. So, although it rains a lot, we don't have
anything that compares to big storms on a frequent basis.

my folks lived in Baton Rouge.
We get a total of 7 inches around here yearly so I'm not much up on that
end of
ponding...


kathy :-)
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