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Thanks JHAP. That pup loves fetch and loves water. I wish I'd gotten more photos of her playing fetch through the water (or even video), but I'll get more. Deepest right now is about 3 feet or so where she had to swim.
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What's the water temperature Omaha?
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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I didn't do any water tests or take any samples. Is there a general kit I should look into that I should purchase when we get up and running?
I was very impressed by the soil and what appeared to be nice water quality. Again, purely going off of visual observation, but the soil was very much intact everywhere. Very pleased with that.
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What's the water temperature Omaha? I would bet that if your beer were the same temperature you wouldn't complain that it was too warm.
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LOL, that's what I was thinking Bullhead.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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What's the water temperature Omaha? I would bet that if your beer were the same temperature you wouldn't complain that it was too warm. After playing in it for about 15 minutes, the dog was shivering. So I'm guessing this is accurate.
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Omaha If you need a few turtles let me know. No it's looking good Kids going to love it.
Just working my pond for Grandkids GET THE NET PAWPAW
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Omaha If you need a few turtles let me know. No it's looking good Kids going to love it. We see snappers on a regular basis in the creek so I'm sure we'll be getting them in the pond. I won't tell the kids and other swimmers that though.
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I would consider buying the pump enstead of renting. Atleast in your case it looks like you may have to empty the pond a couple of times to finish construction and then to fill the pond from the creek. In my case it working out that buying is the same as renting, roughly. This summer I am draining my pond to repair the leaking issues. Rent in my area for a 3" pump and hoses was $70/day. This could empty the pond with current water level in one day. What I fear is that it will rain while we are working on it and need to empty it a couple of times. Keeping the pump for a week is almost the cost of buying a brand new 2" pump with a Honda engine (farm and fleet $450). The other option is to only rent it when I absolutely need it. If I am real lucky this would be a one day rent and 100 miles (50 each round trip, 2 trips pickup and return). I don't feel that lucky and expect that I would have to drain the pond atleast 1 or 2 more times during repairs. So either I keep the pump for the whole duration of repair or make trips every time I need it. This all adds up to being real close to the cost of a new pump and alot of hassle. Of course if I buy the pump I will only use it once and never need to drain the pond again. Sorry for being long winded here b
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I think that's what we figured out too, Lassig, that it would probably be cheaper to buy than to rent. Especially considering an estimate of 2 weeks fill time. I may be able to get one used too.
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Keeping this as updated as possible, especially with pictures... We will (hopefully) be pumping this dry very soon so we can resume digging and I thought it'd be fun to get a couple kids out there and see if we could catch us some tadpoles. My son dubbed this Operation: Pollywag Recovery. No kidding, we caught near a thousand I'd guess. Simply "seining" with minnow nets. All different sizes of tadpoles. I tossed them into an aquarium at home to observe (and to feed my other fish). Once we thought the bucket had reached its carrying capacity... Water was very warm on the surface and gradually cooled as you got deeper. Very nice.
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Looks like we are on a similiar schedule. I plan to start draining my pond starting next Friday and should start dirt work on Monday June 21, if we get a break in the weather. Hope is only should take 3 to 5 days to complete the additional work.
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Looks like we are on a similiar schedule. I plan to start draining my pond starting next Friday and should start dirt work on Monday June 21, if we get a break in the weather. Hope is only should take 3 to 5 days to complete the additional work. At the rate we're going, you're going to leave us in the dust...
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JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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Omaha/Lassig...Congrats on your impending projects! Keep us in the loop, Lassig. Josh, lets fire up that pump and get er dry. I'll come out with a shovel if need be...at least we can get the dozer fired up and work on some forage/silatation ponds for you?
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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at least we can get the dozer fired up and work on some forage/silatation ponds for you? I'm just about at that point man. If I can't get anything done on the pond itself, I might just start digging random holes and adding forage. At least I'd be doing something. Of course, with this monsoon that just went through here... Freakin streetlights came on at 10am! Never seen that before. Did it hit you in Lincoln?
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One of the closest lightning strikes ever - literally half block away. Set off car alarms all over the neighborhood.
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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Lucky it wasn't closer. Last weekend (or was it 2 weekends ago) the tree in front of Mom & Dad's house in Chicago got hit. It was split all the way down to the ground. Silver Maple, at least 3' across at 4' up from the ground. Nothing came down, but the tree will have to be removed. There were burn marks across the lawns of 4 houses.
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Keep us in the loop, Lassig. I have a thread up on this under "On Lassig Pond" and posted an update earlier this week with an updated picture. I will keep it updated.
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One of the closest lightning strikes ever - literally half block away. Set off car alarms all over the neighborhood. It should get even closer as my aim improves.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
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Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau
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