What is your weather like ... today

[Pemburu]

That has to be cool. Havn't nested here yet and the tree has been here for 6 years. wish they would. had sterlings nest here and the finches destroy my sunflowers, but that is why I grow them. The dang squirl got into my garage (dog must have been sleeping) and destored my 7th generation seeds this past fall. have to start all over again...

 

[Pemburu]

Why do i keep jumping to different toppics??? that may be why I do not do well with forums???

 

[Pemburu]

I am interested in your peroxide posts. I have to do a major overhaul this spring. The stringy algea hit bad last fall. Is there somewhere I can read all your information on this? Or can you point me somewhere to read on this?

 

[j.w]

Awwww Pemburu your little daughter was such a tiny sweetheart! My little grand daughter will be 2 wks old tomorrow and my daughter is bringing her over for pizza tomorrow.............well you know what I mean..............she'll be drinking pizza flavored milk :razz:
She found her thumb last week!

 

[callingcolleen1]

Very cute kids guys! JW very Happy to hear grandbaby found her thumb! How cute, Sure don't take them long to figure things out.

Penburu maybe some if your seeds will still grow, they may not have eaten them all?
Sissy here does the peroxide treatments and see good results, think she posted about them on many threads now, maybe she will read this and help you....
HeLLo SiSSy! Somebody needs your Help!

 

[callingcolleen1]

2:30 in the wee hours of the morning, 36 degrees and .... stalking the weather, I see you guys way down south had a big snowstorm! You guys down east are sure getting more than your fare share of winter! Out west and up north here in Canada, spring is coming for sure now, the geese are over all over the mucky dirt road down by the river, searching and fighting for the best nesting spots. There must have been over one hundred pairs of geese! Puppies had a hard time getting them to move off the road, they only would fly a small distance and then all land in a big flock, and stretch out there long necks over the field, wondering why this big brown dog was chasing them! Will try get picture's tomorrow before Bear chases them off the road!

 

[sissy]

cute jw pizza flavored milk wonder if that could be a money maker ,I love pizza and veggie subs . .peroxide works but needs sun to work better .I just keep some in a spray bottle turn off pumps spray and then wait about 10 minutes for sun and heat to help it work then turn the pump back on and most of it turn white and float away .I use a toilet bowl brush to take the heavy stuff off if fish don't eat it first .But think the best way to keep algae away is keeping the basket in my filters .When I put batting in it I soak it in peroxide and water and put it in a basket with a courser filter on top and allow my water to flow through them and they pick up all the fine algae cells ,When it is time to clean them I take the filter stuff out hose it off to get off the heavy stuff and soak it in peroxide and water again and then put it back in .Yes it is work but it gets to be less and less work as time goes by .I found keeping plants in the filter works great too .Colleens grass idea really soaks up alot of it also .I know since I put grasses in this past spring they eat up all the stuff algae needs to grow .I am amazed how well they work .

 

[sissy]

pemburu you would be amazed at how we jump from subject to subject it is normal here .We most times get back on track but that is what makes this pond forum friendly and not stuffy and how we get to know each other and makes it easier to understand our ponds better .We don't try to say do it our way or the highway .We like to learn from others and that helps make ponding fun .If it wasn't whats the sense in it all .Ponds are to be enjoyed and be relaxing and not just a place to raise fish / :razz:

 

[addy1]

fog rain, wintery mix again, tomorrow on a boat heading south! for week. Taking cold and hot weather clothes, not sure if it will be cold, warm hot..................we don't care lol

 

[sissy]

just raining light here .Well have fun addy and just relax .Enjoy as they say .

 

[addy1]

We will, thanks sissy, looking forward to a life break, we are casual cruisers, mainly go for the boat ride. We both love the ocean. We try to dive if we take a summer trip, water too cold this time, 72 degrees.........burrrrrrrrrrrr, (our wet suits are in florida lol)
When honey retires we might get a large enough boat to semi live aboard, part of the time at real house, part of the time on a boat. But you need to check into docking fees etc. it can be darn expensive

 

[sissy]

Insurance also not cheap on boats

 

[CountryEscape]

Pemburu, I agree with Sissy, wander with your thoughts all you want on this forum, and this thread! We all do, it's the fun of things. I had to read 3 pages of this thread to catch up! LOL I uses peroxide, full strength, last spring to try to get rid of string algae along the edge of my koi pond. It was growing a LOT every day, maybe 6-10" worth. I poured a little just above it (it was growing on the edge, about 4-6" down) and it did kill it. The down side of how I did it, though, was that the peroxide in the water also affected the plants in my water bog, which didn't grow as well early, although they recouperated. AND, my water went very murky. Not green, but brown murky, and stayed that way for over a month! So, I would not suggest doing how I did it. Just be patient, things will cycle and soon get rid of the algae. I will try to follow my own suggestions come spring when my algae starts up again. I usually try to remove it by hand in the bogs and along the edge of the pond. Sissy's way is the best way, treat the filter material with peroxide after rinsing, then put back in. When she says to turn off your pumps, she's I think talking about a waterfall or edge that will then become dry, where the algae is growing. I am going to try that on my waterfall this year, as I had lots of string algae on the rocks there, too. That would work just fine, let the sun help kill it, then turn on the water to rinse rocks off. But, best to use a filter basket of some type to catch the stuff that rinses off the rocks before it gets to the pond. I just suspend or hand a basket for the water to filter through before falling into the pond for a short time.
It's sunny here, not going to be much over freezing, but I'll take it with sunshine. Tomorrow, in the 40's!

 

[rebelangel_3733]

I too have used peroxide on my waterfall rocks when string algea thinks it has a home. I turn my pump off to it and spray on the peroxide and let the sun bake it for a good hour, then papertowel the foamy stuff off as best I can before I turn the pump back on. I'll try soaking my diy filter pads (made of chair replacement foam) before I put them in my diy bio filter (a rubbermaid tub) this year, so maybe the string algea wont go as far as it did last year. The peroxide does change the water color for a couple days until it all cycles through the filter. OHhhhhh I cant wait to get my fish back out into the pond!!!! Tired of nebraska winter and want warmth to be outside again!!!

 

[rebelangel_3733]

OH I also use a wire brush to help scrap off the string algea after I wipe up most of the foam from the peroxide.