greg, i very much appreciate the new info and the offer. when i get permission from the war department (the wife) to spend the $$ to get the shocking done you will be the only one i call. i understand that this site is not designed as a forum to advertise services; but at the same time you have volunteered much of your time to answer many of the questions my son and i have asked here. i feel as though i can trust you to give me a fair and accurate, as well as reasonably priced survey. i'd love to get it done now, but as a pilot for a major airline, my paycheck is in serious jepardy. i hoping for now to just be able to keep the property. in the mean time, my son and i are doing what we can to improve our fishery: we are keeping records of the fish we catch, our water temperatures and our water chemestry. we spread 21 tons of lime by hand. we will begin fertilizing this week. we added grass carp to begin to control our naiad problem. we put in an areation system and have been hand feeding our bluegill daily. as (if) my industry and company gets healthy again, i should be well prepared to take full advantage of your services. thanks again to you and all the pro's out there who give so much of your time and talents to all us novice pondmeisters. jb
