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On the Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:24:43 GMT, SjT uttered forth the following...
And how to stop the lining from creasing? (Does this affect the amount of blanket weed if more creases are evident?) Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. |
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"Ben Nunn" wrote in message ... Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was SjT ), in message who said: Thanks everyone, you have been very helpful, i'm really looking forward to doing this now i've seen pictures of other ponds that people have made on their own. I'm not a very patient person, but, hopefully i can manage not to rush it like i did previously and have something worthy to sit beside in the sun You could always sit beside one us, Skyjam. Think about it. You could suck us off while you were sitting there too. Instant El Plonko. |
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"BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "Ben Nunn" wrote in message ... You could always sit beside one us, Skyjam. Think about it. You could suck us off while you were sitting there too. Instant El Plonko. That's a shame. Benign vanilla is Ben's favouritest thing in the whole world. Joe -- PUSSY! (Marc of respect) |
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On the Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:24:43 GMT, SjT uttered forth the following...
And how to stop the lining from creasing? (Does this affect the amount of blanket weed if more creases are evident?) Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. |
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On the Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:24:43 GMT, SjT uttered forth the following...
And how to stop the lining from creasing? (Does this affect the amount of blanket weed if more creases are evident?) Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. |
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"BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "Ben Nunn" wrote in message ... You could always sit beside one us, Skyjam. Think about it. You could suck us off while you were sitting there too. Instant El Plonko. That's a shame. Benign vanilla is Ben's favouritest thing in the whole world. Joe -- PUSSY! (Marc of respect) |
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On the Wed, 31 Mar 2004 09:24:43 GMT, SjT uttered forth the following...
And how to stop the lining from creasing? (Does this affect the amount of blanket weed if more creases are evident?) Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. |
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While chewing away on uk.sport.football, "BenignVanilla"
dribbled : "Ben Nunn" wrote in message ... Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was SjT ), in message who said: Thanks everyone, you have been very helpful, i'm really looking forward to doing this now i've seen pictures of other ponds that people have made on their own. I'm not a very patient person, but, hopefully i can manage not to rush it like i did previously and have something worthy to sit beside in the sun You could always sit beside one us, Skyjam. Think about it. You could suck us off while you were sitting there too. Instant El Plonko. Why? Seemed a perfectly reasonable comment. -- Steve Oztips League Cup Winners 2003/2004 |
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"BenignVanilla" garbled some drivel on 01/04/2004:
"Ben Nunn" wrote in message ... Unless I'm very much mistaken, it was SjT ), in message who said: Thanks everyone, you have been very helpful, i'm really looking forward to doing this now i've seen pictures of other ponds that people have made on their own. I'm not a very patient person, but, hopefully i can manage not to rush it like i did previously and have something worthy to sit beside in the sun You could always sit beside one us, Skyjam. Think about it. You could suck us off while you were sitting there too. Instant El Plonko. Yes please. I'll try a glass. -- Moog |
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Baron Von Strawberry sayed:
Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. Is this true? or an Aprils fool? There's fish and frog lives at stake here / -- Joe's Nunn out, out |
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"SjT" wrote in message ... Baron Von Strawberry sayed: Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. I don't know about it "giving off bacteria", but barley straw is often used to compete with algae and clarify pond water. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
#43
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SjT wrote in message ... Baron Von Strawberry sayed: Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. Is this true? or an Aprils fool? It is true about the algae bit but the quantities have to be quite precise - there is a ratio for straw to water volume, google should provide the answer. As for the bacteria bit ? I think the poster is a little confused - decaying organic material doesn't 'give off' bacteria - it is the action of bacteria already in the water that break the organic matter down into ammonia, this is further broken down by oxidisation to Nitrates and Nitrites. Certain levels of these are essential for a healthy pond, ammonia and nitrates provide food for aquatic plants - very high nitrates however will lead to very poor water quality and ultimately kill the pond. This is why you should prevent an over-accumulation of decaying leaves, fish shit and frog shit on the bottom of your pond - the smell of that black sludge from the depths of the pond is also equisitely disgusting. |
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SjT wrote in message ... Baron Von Strawberry sayed: Buy some Barley straw from your local aquatic centre and chuck a bag into your pond. The water won't go green and it kills off the blanket weed. As the straw rots it gives off bacteria that eat the blanket weed etc. Is this true? or an Aprils fool? It is true about the algae bit but the quantities have to be quite precise - there is a ratio for straw to water volume, google should provide the answer. As for the bacteria bit ? I think the poster is a little confused - decaying organic material doesn't 'give off' bacteria - it is the action of bacteria already in the water that break the organic matter down into ammonia, this is further broken down by oxidisation to Nitrates and Nitrites. Certain levels of these are essential for a healthy pond, ammonia and nitrates provide food for aquatic plants - very high nitrates however will lead to very poor water quality and ultimately kill the pond. This is why you should prevent an over-accumulation of decaying leaves, fish shit and frog shit on the bottom of your pond - the smell of that black sludge from the depths of the pond is also equisitely disgusting. |
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"James Cook" wrote in
: It is true about the algae bit but the quantities have to be quite precise - there is a ratio for straw to water volume, google should provide the answer. As for the bacteria bit ? I think the poster is a little confused - decaying organic material doesn't 'give off' bacteria - it is the action of bacteria already in the water that break the organic matter down into ammonia, this is further broken down by oxidisation to Nitrates and Nitrites. Certain levels of these are essential for a healthy pond, ammonia and nitrates provide food for aquatic plants - very high nitrates however will lead to very poor water quality and ultimately kill the pond. This is why you should prevent an over-accumulation of decaying leaves, fish shit and frog shit on the bottom of your pond - the smell of that black sludge from the depths of the pond is also equisitely disgusting. Whoo hoo! Who gives a shit. Just fill it full on concrete and be done with it. ****s. -- Kullrad (14) UKSF Best New Poster 2003 There's going to be knives! |
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