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In this Issue: Jul 23, 2003
|| Mosquitos and Ponds
|| Where have we been?
|| Cleaning Ponds and Moving Fish
|| Fun (Pond) Fact
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One kit with everything needed to keep the pond healthy
and clean all summer.
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>> MOSQUITOS AND PONDS
The West Nile Virus has received a lot of publicity and many
people are worried about ponds and the potential for providing
Mosquito breeding grounds.
That particular worry is really not necessary for several reasons:
-- Fish will eat the Mosquito larvae. They consider it a real treat!
-- Waterfalls and Fountains prevent Mosquito larvae (they need still
water)!
-- If the pond does have areas in which the water does not move much
and where the fish cannot quite reach (non-pressurized filters,
for example - and on top of plant containers) then Mosquito dunks
and bits will eliminate the problem.
These are harmless to wildlife and humans if used as directed.
As a matter of fact, a well maintained pond probably helps control
the Mosquito population since it attracts and provides habitat for
birds, frogs, toads, etc., all of which help control the bug population!
>> WHERE HAVE WE BEEN?
Many of you have inquired why they are not getting their newsletter
(we now have well over 10.000 subscribers).
The answer is: We have sent out only a few this year because of
issues with receiving ISP's.
Since the problem with spam has gotten so totally out of hand many
ISP's have instituted rules for letting mail through which often
prevents the newsletter from reaching you.
We have been working hard to resolve those issues and have made
significant progress.
You can help: If you have a hotmail.com, yahoo.com, earthlink,
mindspring and many other email addresses be sure to add the
"from" address of this newsletter to your allowed sender list (this
list is called different things in different systems) to make sure
you receive your newsletter!
>> CLEANING PONDS AND MOVING FISH
This time of year we get a lot of inquiries asking about moving fish
into temporary containers so the pond can be cleaned. Here are
a few tips and cautions:
-- The holding container must of course be free of any residues that
could harm the fish
-- It should be placed in the shade
-- put a pump into the container to bubble the water to make sure
the fish have enough oxygen
-- use pond water in this container (not clean, fresh water), this
lessens the shock of the move for the fish
-- stop feeding the fish a couple of days before the move (to reduce
"output" to prevent poisoning the water
-- de-chlorinate the new pond water, adjust the pH and add
live, beneficial bacteria to get the new pond up
and running quickly
-- when moving the fish back into the pond be sure the temperature
of the holding tank water and that of the pond are about equal
-- refrain from feeding fish several more days after moving them
back into the pond and then start very slowly to prevent
ammonia and/or nitrite spikes.
Products needed to help make this process a success can be found
right here:
http://www.pondmarket.com/catalog
==> Several of our visitors and subscribers have written us and
pointed out that the link to our e-cards was not working.
Thank You!
We have that fixed now!
==> Have you checked out the many new additions to the
Pond Picture Gallery lately? There are over 100 pond pictures
in the Gallery now!
http://www.pondmarket.com
>> FUN (POND) FACT
Night blooming tropical Water Lilies are for those of us that
are at work during the day. Their blooms open just when we
return home (late afternoon)!
The blooms of regular Water Lilies close by then!
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