I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.
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What is a breeze block made out of? We (USA) often call a cement block a
brick. So if your breeze block is cement, yeah, that's what many use. In a
small pond a fresh block can raise your pH, so many use a plastic crate or
basket. ~ jan

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:43:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mogweed" wrote:

I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

I'm with Jan. I use a black plastic milk/storage crate. Sits about a foot
off the bottom and doesn't stand out.
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
What is a breeze block made out of? We (USA) often call a cement block a
brick. So if your breeze block is cement, yeah, that's what many use. In a
small pond a fresh block can raise your pH, so many use a plastic crate or
basket. ~ jan

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:43:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mogweed"
wrote:

I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I just
get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.

Thanks Jan and JB, that's brilliant.

Cheers,

Mogweed
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"JB" wrote in message
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I'm with Jan. I use a black plastic milk/storage crate. Sits about a foot
off the bottom and doesn't stand out.
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
What is a breeze block made out of? We (USA) often call a cement block a
brick. So if your breeze block is cement, yeah, that's what many use. In
a
small pond a fresh block can raise your pH, so many use a plastic crate
or
basket. ~ jan

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:43:12 +0000 (UTC), "Mogweed"
wrote:

I know that you should stand the pump on something to (hopefully) keep
it
out of the silt and the most common thing for this purpose seems to be
bricks. Well, I haven't got any bricks to hand but I have got a couple
of
breezeblocks; are these safe to use? Are there any chemicals that could
leech out or any other reason why I shouldn't use them? Or should I
just
get
a couple of bricks?

Cheers,

Mogweed.