To Ted Lea,
Well, I'm about ready to throw in the towel. The pond is, and I was amazed at how quick, completely covered with algae rafts once again. I am seriously wondering if this is worth it.
They tell me that the water should be too cold for this to happen, but it does. My wife and I jokingly talk about thowing the chemicals to it regardless of the after effects, ala chernobyl or the love canal, however, I am almost to the point where I agree with the wife that this just wasn't meant to be.
I am sure there is something wrong with the way the pond got built or what I am doing to maintain it, but life is too short to put up with this crap at my age.
So, thanks to all of you that have tried to help me and good luck with your special situations, which, it seems from reading all of the posts, that everyone has ad infinitum.
As far as what I am going to do now......well, I have owned this place since 1980, and, since about 1981 I have always wanted to build a pond where I finally did last year, and since I finally built it, it has been nothing but a pain in the a.. So, I guess I am going to sell it and move across the line into Georgia. I know there are plenty of people moving into Florida or coming up from south Florida that are willing to pay high dollar for land with water on it.......as long as I make sure to pump the cutrine to it before the property is shown.
And down the road, I guess, I'll have a lap pool with a fountain in the middle.
Take care and good luck to all, Tom Parker
