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15-05-2005, 05:10 PM
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On Sun, 15 May 2005 11:52:45 -0400, Reel McKoi
wrote: ===George wrote: === === === Like the Russians say, tough shitsky. === === === ===#You go George! =================================== CR.... All the JWs wish for is walking around the COUNTRYSIDE (never any towns pictured in the WT rags) smiling like the village idiot and carrying baskets of veggies and fruit with them. Also note they all live in suit pants and dress shirts. The women live in housedresses of 1952 vintage..... and they call that paradise? Any normal human being would rapidly be bored to death looking at trees, grass, each other's ever smiling faces and eating a vegetarian diet. They'd soon be longing for a good book, a movie, a Mall or a steak dinner..... (Carol) AT least they have a life of their own choosing, unlike Reel McKoi who just has to exist anyway she can in that hillbilly shack and picking out of dumpsters the next meal, just so she can afford an ISP so she can have entertainment while living in those backwoods of Smokey Holler! ============================================== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked! ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o |
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17-05-2005, 04:00 AM
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Thanks Jan for the sensible advice. I don't have any chem kits, but will go
buy. (My minor is in chemistry so I understand.) Temp is about 65oF and they are out today. First time in two weeks so the problem may be past. Martin "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message news  I have a very small pond, about 120gal and small water fall. We live in N. Illinois. 4 Koi, 3 Schubunkins in pond. They always swim aound, even in winter, and beg for food. I use a floating water heater and all have now survived three winters OK. The heater is now out of the pond. Ten days ago we had a cold snap, down to 25oF. The pond did not freeze, but the fish went into hiding and have not come out from under a stone shelf. This is abnormal behaviour. I changed 60% of the water adding chlorine and chloramine remover. Still no movement. Is this normal? What should I do? Thanks, Martin Whenever there is a fish or pond problem the first thing you do is CHECK YOUR WATER QUALITY, do not do a water change, especially one so big, until you've checked the parameters, you may just make a bad situation worst. This is what you need to check: Ammonia, Nitrite, pH, KH, and tell us the temp. report the numbers and most likely we can tell you more. If your test kits are over a year old their accuracy is suspect, if you're using strips, their accuracy is suspect. If the test doesn't give you a number, the accuracy is suspect. Nothing drives me more nuts than to be called out to a pond because there is "something wrong with my fish" and find out that the ponder has done some major change, either medicated or water changes, before I get there. Some days I feel like people are saying, "Let's see just how good that KHA program was?" s ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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18-05-2005, 01:25 PM
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Snake? My fish hide when a snake is hovering.
"Quercus Robur" wrote in message news Thanks Jan for the sensible advice. I don't have any chem kits, but will go buy. (My minor is in chemistry so I understand.) Temp is about 65oF and they are out today. First time in two weeks so the problem may be past. Martin "~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message news I have a very small pond, about 120gal and small water fall. We live in N. Illinois. 4 Koi, 3 Schubunkins in pond. They always swim aound, even in winter, and beg for food. I use a floating water heater and all have now survived three winters OK. The heater is now out of the pond. Ten days ago we had a cold snap, down to 25oF. The pond did not freeze, but the fish went into hiding and have not come out from under a stone shelf. This is abnormal behaviour. I changed 60% of the water adding chlorine and chloramine remover. Still no movement. Is this normal? What should I do? Thanks, Martin Whenever there is a fish or pond problem the first thing you do is CHECK YOUR WATER QUALITY, do not do a water change, especially one so big, until you've checked the parameters, you may just make a bad situation worst. This is what you need to check: Ammonia, Nitrite, pH, KH, and tell us the temp. report the numbers and most likely we can tell you more. If your test kits are over a year old their accuracy is suspect, if you're using strips, their accuracy is suspect. If the test doesn't give you a number, the accuracy is suspect. Nothing drives me more nuts than to be called out to a pond because there is "something wrong with my fish" and find out that the ponder has done some major change, either medicated or water changes, before I get there. Some days I feel like people are saying, "Let's see just how good that KHA program was?" s ~ jan See my ponds and filter design: www.jjspond.us ~Keep 'em Wet!~ Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a To e-mail see website |
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