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"robv60" wrote in message oups.com... well, so far the 9 watt unit has been continuously running on the back pond for 14 hours. Pond is showing signs of clearing. By this time tomorrow it may poaaibly be clear. ## Another thing to consider is what EXACTLY is floating around in your pond. As you know the UV lights are useless for particulate matter from plants and other debris that falls or blows in. A problem we have is when a koi knocks over a plant and the fine clay soil goes into suspension - what a mess for awhile. It will even pass through quilt batting. Much ends up in the 40 gallon settling tank from what I can see. Obviously I have a bad 18 watt bulb. Problem is the guy i bought the unit from on ebay was hard enough to get in touch with as it was just trying to ask him simple questions. ## And this is one of the prime reason I never buy *anything* on Ebay although I check out the goodies there occasionally. It's like buying a pig-in-a-poke. You pays your money and you takes your chances.......... and the seller is soon long gone. I don't purchase plants online (aqua plant sellers) anymore either. Just try and get a refund or replacement if there's a problem. Last case was riccia I purchased from one I will leave unnamed. It was anything BUT riccia. Judging by the pine needles and other debris it contained it was picked off the forest floor somewhere and sold as riccia. It was a common rock MOSS they sent - the same type I can find here in any shady wooded area. Doubt I'll be able to get a new bulb out of him and probably wouldnt want to deal with him anyway. I may just have to suck it up and buy one from someone else. ## Buy LOCALLY if you can. It's the safest way to do business. Frugal as I am I would rather pay a few bucks more and purchase things locally than try and save a dollar and buy from total strangers or unknown businesses online. Just need to find the best price. I did a 10% water change in the front pond yesterday, may go ahead and do it in the back as well. Of course I suppose this will cause another bloom? ## It may. If this continues you'll have to find the SOURCE behind these blooms. -- McKoi.... the frugal ponder... EVERYONE: "Please check people's headers for forgeries before flushing." NAMES ARE BEING FORGED. Do not feed the trolls. ~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o |
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