On Sun, 02 Jan 2005 23:23:58 GMT, wrote:

you are right, he is mistaken. the fish dont need a rotting pine tree in there (nice
water lilies are fine). and yes, pine needles are a bitch to get out of the pond and
it will jam up the pump. get the pine tree out of there. Ingrid

I'd be in agreement here, but Xmas trees in a pond of this size, especially
if it is a fairly new pond, is recommended by our Agri department for such
reasons. Course our water has a high pH, and I would hope he had checked
the pond regarding that.

The ponder (closed system/liner ponds) in me says "no way".... you might
want to check that newsgroup K30 often recommends. I'll send her a note to
post it. Let us know what those folks say, if you would. ~ jan


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