24-10-2007, 01:31 AM
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Oxygenator thinning
Thank you Jan.
Jasp
"~ jan" wrote in message
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On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:33:57 CST, "Anon" wrote:
pond and clean it properly. I can see the sense in this, especially as
it's
about 20 years old and has never been cleaned out. (I'm not the original
owner of the pond, we moved here last year.) However, we have just had our
first child so most of my time is taken up with trying to be a good dad,
so
my gardening and pondkeeping efforts are pretty basic at the moment.
I'm going to make suggestions opposite of many. First I'd contact the old
owners and see when it was cleaned last time. Instead of pulling the
elodea, trim it with a scissors. Frees up space for the fish and doesn't
stir up the mulm.
Not sure of your circumstances, but I know when our babies where new, as
the mom, *I* really needed the break on the weekends whether baby was
sleeping or not, of having Dad close by, not knee deep in muck. Family
harmony is more important then pond harmony at this time, imho. ~ jan
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