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it is possible to set up little incubator areas using floating PVC and fine netting.
the water flows thru but the eaters do not. Ingrid On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:51:04 EDT, ~ jan wrote: If you want frogs, don't put in fish, they eat frog spawn. At least tree frog spawn. I'm not sure if anyone else has luck growing frogs with fish in the pond? |
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it is better to have it actually in the big pond, less chance of predators or
overheating,etc. also more food floating thru. Ingrid On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:29:27 EDT, ~ jan wrote: I then move them to the kiddy pool.... |
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On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:57:35 EDT, wrote:
it is better to have it actually in the big pond, less chance of predators or overheating,etc. also more food floating thru. Ingrid Not with fish, tree frog taddies are tasty. Kiddy pool and stock tank only get partial sun, so are not getting too hot. They are protected on one side by the motion sprinkler and fencing on the other. (Kiddy pool is surrounded.) But in general, I do agree, they were safer in the lily pond, but can't have that till neighbors move.... and now I'm hoping to raise wakins in there... so that isn't an option regardless. ~ jan ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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first mistake of new ponders is putting pond in low ground thinking this is
where pond naturally go - you do not have a natural pond. if you did it would have both an in and out for new water. putting ur pond in a low area will mean it getting contaminated with whatever chemicals you or ur neighbors use on yard plants/grass and with any soil erosion. u can make it look low by surounding it with rocks and having the liner up in the rocks. donna - called lefty at the moment http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon.../view/4e29?b=6 "Pat" wrote in message ... "~ jan" wrote | Baskets lined with weed fabric What is weed fabric? | It would help us if you would explain what your plans are, advice differs | for a koi pond, a goldfish pond, or a water garden with just small fish to | eat mosquitos, etc. Size? Location? Power sources.... Depth? ~ jan Small fish to eat mosquitos. I am mostly interested in cultivating frogs - small green frogs - and providing amusement for local birds. It will be a very small pond, definitely under 1k gallons. I am thinking of putting it in the lowest part of the property and letting it collect rainwater. |
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"D Kat" wrote | first mistake of new ponders is putting pond in low ground thinking this is | where pond naturally go - you do not have a natural pond. if you did it | would have both an in and out for new water. putting ur pond in a low area | will mean it getting contaminated with whatever chemicals you or ur | neighbors use on yard plants/grass and with any soil erosion. u can make it | look low by surounding it with rocks and having the liner up in the rocks. | donna - called lefty at the moment | | http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon.../view/4e29?b=6 I joined the group and everything, but can't see a picture there. I don't use any chemicals in the yard, and the location isn't where anyone else's runoff could get to it. There won't be erosion either, my lawn is too thick for that. Anyway I thought it would be a good way to keep it full of water even if the liner developed a leak. |
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Evaporati0on is a significant factor for most of us. We add water to
the ponds on a regular basis. If your pond is at the bottom of your yard, would that be near the house or a water supply line? Here in Jackson, the rain is not enough or steady enough to keep our pond full. We have an acre pond that fluctuates by as much as 10 inches in a season. Jim |
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http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon...browse/62c5?c=
I messed up - if thus doesnt work go to http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pondkeepers/photos and dkats pond donna "Pat" wrote in message et... "D Kat" wrote | first mistake of new ponders is putting pond in low ground thinking this is | where pond naturally go - you do not have a natural pond. if you did it | would have both an in and out for new water. putting ur pond in a low area | will mean it getting contaminated with whatever chemicals you or ur | neighbors use on yard plants/grass and with any soil erosion. u can make it | look low by surounding it with rocks and having the liner up in the rocks. | donna - called lefty at the moment | | http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon.../view/4e29?b=6 I joined the group and everything, but can't see a picture there. I don't use any chemicals in the yard, and the location isn't where anyone else's runoff could get to it. There won't be erosion either, my lawn is too thick for that. Anyway I thought it would be a good way to keep it full of water even if the liner developed a leak. |
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"D Kat" wrote | http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon...browse/62c5?c= | | I messed up - if thus doesnt work go to | http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pondkeepers/photos | | and dkats pond It's lovely, Donna! Thank you. |
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:17:09 EDT, "D Kat"
wrote: http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon...browse/62c5?c= I messed up - if thus doesnt work go to http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pondkeepers/photos and dkats pond Hi donna, Not the OP- but I also tried to look at the link yesterday with no success. The links that you get when clicking on the photo link suggest that you are subscribing to the Yahoo group- but you aren't. [I don't know where they are really leading, but I had several windows launch and kept going in circles with confirmation emails. I can't replicate it now because yahoo recognizes me as a member.] Then I subscribed in the regular way- going to groups.yahoo.com, searching for pondkeepers, and subscribing. I'm a member now- and your link works- but before I joined the photo section was off limits. Now this link works- but so does the one from yesterday. Jim |
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there is probably a more proper way to give that link and i should learn how
to do it but im working with one hand and half a brain right now... i will try to find a better way of posting pictures. what i should have made more clear was how it is set up - there is an inner circle of rocks and the liner comes up over the outer edge. an outer circle of rocks holds the liner up and in place. crushed rock and my favorite rocks then hide the liner. now run off water cant foul the pond even though it appears to be lower than the surrounding area - donna "D Kat" wrote in message ... http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon...browse/62c5?c= I messed up - if thus doesnt work go to http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pondkeepers/photos and dkats pond donna "Pat" wrote in message et... "D Kat" wrote | first mistake of new ponders is putting pond in low ground thinking this is | where pond naturally go - you do not have a natural pond. if you did it | would have both an in and out for new water. putting ur pond in a low area | will mean it getting contaminated with whatever chemicals you or ur | neighbors use on yard plants/grass and with any soil erosion. u can make it | look low by surounding it with rocks and having the liner up in the rocks. | donna - called lefty at the moment | | http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/pon.../view/4e29?b=6 I joined the group and everything, but can't see a picture there. I don't use any chemicals in the yard, and the location isn't where anyone else's runoff could get to it. There won't be erosion either, my lawn is too thick for that. Anyway I thought it would be a good way to keep it full of water even if the liner developed a leak. |
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"D Kat" wrote | there is probably a more proper way to give that link and i should learn how | to do it but im working with one hand and half a brain right now... i will | try to find a better way of posting pictures. | | what i should have made more clear was how it is set up - there is an inner | circle of rocks and the liner comes up over the outer edge. an outer circle | of rocks holds the liner up and in place. crushed rock and my favorite | rocks then hide the liner. now run off water cant foul the pond even though | it appears to be lower than the surrounding area - I suppose one could also surround a small pond with small gravel and let it filter incoming runoff water. It wouldn't take out chemicals (not a concern here) but would block most organic stuff. |
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if u know ur not going to get runoff from an unknown source i would think
that the combination of stone/crushed gravel/pebbles etc would work nicely if there were a large enough span. my serious problem came about when it rained so intensely that the water was forced under the liner and the sides collapsed... im not sure im protected from that... donna "Pat" wrote in message et... "D Kat" wrote | there is probably a more proper way to give that link and i should learn how | to do it but im working with one hand and half a brain right now... i will | try to find a better way of posting pictures. | | what i should have made more clear was how it is set up - there is an inner | circle of rocks and the liner comes up over the outer edge. an outer circle | of rocks holds the liner up and in place. crushed rock and my favorite | rocks then hide the liner. now run off water cant foul the pond even though | it appears to be lower than the surrounding area - I suppose one could also surround a small pond with small gravel and let it filter incoming runoff water. It wouldn't take out chemicals (not a concern here) but would block most organic stuff. |
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Wow, what a pain to get to your pictures Donna.
I'm still trying. I've tried to log in, and then I got an e-mail request to: Answer these questions before we let you in. Donna, one word.... Photobucket. ~ jan ;-) ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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and here i thought this was the easiest way for anyone to get to them - the
only other one I have you have to join as well but I will try that next. anyone have ideas on this please share - it just seems that picture sharing should be far easier in the current state of the world. donna "~ jan" wrote in message ... Wow, what a pain to get to your pictures Donna. I'm still trying. I've tried to log in, and then I got an e-mail request to: Answer these questions before we let you in. Donna, one word.... Photobucket. ~ jan ;-) ------------ Zone 7a, SE Washington State Ponds: www.jjspond.us |
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