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Floating plant divider??
I do like my water fern and feel it adds interest and fish/algea cover
enough to want to keep it, but i am wanting to corral it. Does anyone have a clue what i should use? I could screw whatever it is into the side on the pond to secure it. In my mind i see a black fan belt off of a vehicle. I keep it off of the lillies and other plants with the hose spray, but i would like to clear some away from the primrose and water celery on the other side, too. Suggestion, anyone? |
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Floating plant divider??
I bought a hoola-hoop and wrapped it in black duct tape to hide the color.
It floats nicely, can be secured with a string to the side or whatever, but can just float around the pond, too. Lee "jammer" wrote in message ... I do like my water fern and feel it adds interest and fish/algea cover enough to want to keep it, but i am wanting to corral it. Does anyone have a clue what i should use? I could screw whatever it is into the side on the pond to secure it. In my mind i see a black fan belt off of a vehicle. I keep it off of the lillies and other plants with the hose spray, but i would like to clear some away from the primrose and water celery on the other side, too. Suggestion, anyone? |
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Floating plant divider??
I use hoolahoop also.
I even like that it is colored. Adds some whimsical effect with the colors. -- _______________________________________ "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' - the pig was 'committed'." http://community.webshots.com/user/godwino "jammer" wrote in message ... I do like my water fern and feel it adds interest and fish/algea cover enough to want to keep it, but i am wanting to corral it. Does anyone have a clue what i should use? I could screw whatever it is into the side on the pond to secure it. In my mind i see a black fan belt off of a vehicle. I keep it off of the lillies and other plants with the hose spray, but i would like to clear some away from the primrose and water celery on the other side, too. Suggestion, anyone? |
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Floating plant divider??
Last year I used this round foam insulation that is made to fill wide
voids prior to caulking. It is about 1/2" in diameter x 20' long and light grey in color. I camouphlaged it by fastening water lettuce along it. jammer wrote in message . .. I do like my water fern and feel it adds interest and fish/algea cover enough to want to keep it, but i am wanting to corral it. Does anyone have a clue what i should use? I could screw whatever it is into the side on the pond to secure it. In my mind i see a black fan belt off of a vehicle. I keep it off of the lillies and other plants with the hose spray, but i would like to clear some away from the primrose and water celery on the other side, too. Suggestion, anyone? |
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Floating plant divider??
jammer wrote:
I wish i knew what/where that stuff was. A hoola hoop won't work for my dinky pond. 4x2x2. Someone said a hobby store might have white styrofoam for crafts. I dont know how i would color it. A bright white styrofoam hoop would look like hell! I appreciate knowing this isn't such a crazy idea. The wreaths also come in green, but don't worry the plants will soon fill in the area and hang over the edges. -- Bonnie NJ http://home.earthlink.net/~maebe43/ |
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On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:03:20 GMT, Bonnie Espenshade
wrote: I appreciate knowing this isn't such a crazy idea. The wreaths also come in green, but don't worry the plants will soon fill in the area and hang over the edges. Ok, i will check it out up the street! (and thanks for the replies) |
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Floating plant divider??
I needed a float to suspend a net in the pond (I was netting baby koi
and keeping them separate from the big guys and the frog). Using some 1/2 inch clear flexible plastic tubing, I cut an 18 inch length then joined it with a short piece of hard plastic air line. Both the tubing and air line I bought by the inch at a local aquarium / fish store; it's also available at Petsmart, etc. -- Kathy, zookeeper (OR) 3500gal pond jammer wrote: I wish i knew what/where that stuff was. A hoola hoop won't work for my dinky pond. 4x2x2. Someone said a hobby store might have white styrofoam for crafts. I dont know how i would color it. A bright white styrofoam hoop would look like hell! |
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Floating plant divider??
On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 14:03:57 -0700, zookeeper
wrote: I needed a float to suspend a net in the pond (I was netting baby koi and keeping them separate from the big guys and the frog). Using some 1/2 inch clear flexible plastic tubing, I cut an 18 inch length then joined it with a short piece of hard plastic air line. Both the tubing and air line I bought by the inch at a local aquarium / fish store; it's also available at Petsmart, etc. I think i have air line! The hobby shop had zilch. |
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Floating plant divider??
Make your own, custom sized hula hoop. Take some poly pipe, 1/2 inch or 3/4
inch and use a dowel or straight insertable connector to connect the ends. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "jammer" wrote in message ... I wish i knew what/where that stuff was. A hoola hoop won't work for my dinky pond. 4x2x2. Someone said a hobby store might have white styrofoam for crafts. I dont know how i would color it. A bright white styrofoam hoop would look like hell! I appreciate knowing this isn't such a crazy idea. On 10 Apr 2003 07:51:59 -0700, (Cleveland Ponder) wrote: Last year I used this round foam insulation that is made to fill wide voids prior to caulking. It is about 1/2" in diameter x 20' long and light grey in color. I camouphlaged it by fastening water lettuce along it. jammer wrote in message . .. I do like my water fern and feel it adds interest and fish/algea cover enough to want to keep it, but i am wanting to corral it. Does anyone have a clue what i should use? I could screw whatever it is into the side on the pond to secure it. In my mind i see a black fan belt off of a vehicle. I keep it off of the lillies and other plants with the hose spray, but i would like to clear some away from the primrose and water celery on the other side, too. Suggestion, anyone? |
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Floating plant divider??
I am so incredibly dumb when it comes to materials, i will keep this
and go ask the guy at Home Depot to show mw some. Thank you !!! On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:29:01 GMT, "RichToyBox" wrote: Make your own, custom sized hula hoop. Take some poly pipe, 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch and use a dowel or straight insertable connector to connect the ends. |
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I'm a little late on a response, but you could use drip irrigation hose.
Comes in small diameters, already is black, and make a hula hoop with one of their handy dandy leakless black connectors. The diameter could probably be as small as a bucket lid or less, or as big as the pond. ;o) ~ jan On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:57:32 -0500, jammer wrote: I am so incredibly dumb when it comes to materials, i will keep this and go ask the guy at Home Depot to show mw some. Thank you !!! On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 23:29:01 GMT, "RichToyBox" wrote: Make your own, custom sized hula hoop. Take some poly pipe, 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch and use a dowel or straight insertable connector to connect the ends. See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Floating plant divider??
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:02:57 -0700, ~ jan
wrote: I'm a little late on a response, but you could use drip irrigation hose. Comes in small diameters, already is black, and make a hula hoop with one of their handy dandy leakless black connectors. The diameter could probably be as small as a bucket lid or less, or as big as the pond. ;o) ~ jan Thanks. I will be finding something soon. You are the one i am looking for i think. My husband and son are attending mass and when they get back or in the morning when the husband looks out over the backyard kingdom, he will see a rather hideous bright orange with white paint on it EXTENSION CORD going from the outlet across the patio, across the yard to his trouble light or drop light that is hanging on the fence. I am hoping for a minor explosion. |
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Floating plant divider??
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:32:43 -0500, jammer wrote:
You are the one i am looking for i think. My husband and son are attending mass and when they get back or in the morning when the husband looks out over the backyard kingdom, he will see a rather hideous bright orange with white paint on it EXTENSION CORD going from the outlet across the patio, across the yard to his trouble light or drop light that is hanging on the fence. I am hoping for a minor explosion. I'll hope for a trip to the hardware store and a reading of the electrical code book (if he's talented in that way). ;o) ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: http://users.owt.com/jjspond/ ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website -----------== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Uncensored Usenet News ==---------- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----= Over 100,000 Newsgroups - Unlimited Fast Downloads - 19 Servers =----- |
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Floating plant divider??
On Sat, 19 Apr 2003 23:29:44 -0700, ~ jan
wrote: I'll hope for a trip to the hardware store and a reading of the electrical code book (if he's talented in that way). ;o) ~ jan It will take a while, but thanks, i will wish along with you. Sure looked pretty all lit up... I am not getting the day time look i want. I don't have enough tall plants. But it looked good at night and can only be improved upon. |
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