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It's Full! 0.45 acre of ice-cold water, up to 12 feet deep. I thought I'd post some before-and-after pictures. Tree Clearing, August 7, 2007:  Dam and Bowl Completed, August 30, 2007:  POND FULL, February 18, 2008:  Drainpipe Outlet with brand new "Splash Pit", September 1, 2007:  Drainpipe Outlet WITH OVERFLOW, February 18, 2008:  My Spring (FHM, Gambusia, Bullfrog Tadpoles for Mrs. Gallus) and Fall (YP, SMB) fish deliveries are on order, and the RES in my basement can hardly wait to swim in a tank bigger than 100 gallons again.
Last edited by Theo Gallus; 02/19/08 11:34 AM. Reason: Whoops! Did I say 1000 gallons?
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Those fish are singing - free at last - free at last - someone hurry and set me free at last !!! 
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Wonderfull (no pun intended).
Those first two pictures from Aug. '07 are making me sad. All that nice greenery and the smell of freshly moved earth, while we have temps less than 20 F and snow.
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Zen is a busy guy. (next stop; Thailand)
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Wow...I mean...WOW. That entire project came together is a flash. Well done, Sir Theo. When do you start #3?
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Nice job, Theo!
We know GW's new creation is a boy. Have you selected a gender for yours yet?
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Sweet, Theo. Nice fence, too. I will need to build one.
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Congrats! Looks great... 
The Lab  A 5-acre Stunted BG Project 
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I can't see the pics. All I have is a blue question mark. Any ideas? What browser are ya'll using?
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Ixnay on the Hombre. Mrs. Gallus can read. I have no immediate plans, nor do I anticipate any before my two kids get through college. But I walked the #3 site last night.
"Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling
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Theo,
Is that what I have to look forward to? Pond after pond after pond after...
Hope Zen gets here soon.
1/4 & 3/4 acre ponds. A thousand miles from no where and there is no place I want to be...
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Holding a redear sunfish is like running with scissors.
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Nice job, Theo!
We know GW's new creation is a boy. Have you selected a gender for yours yet? This is "Uncle Willard's Pond" - does that make it a boy?
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Theo,
Is that what I have to look forward to? Pond after pond after pond after...
Hope Zen gets here soon. Just pace yourself, and take it one pond at a time. I think I can go something like 5-10 years between ponds if I add a new species every once and a while.
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...I think I can go something like 5-10 years between ponds if I add a new species every once and a while. ...we're talking fish, right?
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Congrats on your new Uncle, err, I mean pond Theo! 5 & 1/2 months?#@^ groan... Could you please run your overflow a few miles south to my dry hole in 'Bama? I'm jazzed about a RES pond absent of BG(I assume). My 21 month healthy male RES is a chubby 10.5". I think the RES would feed in different niche and compete with the smallies in size! I'm as envious as the forest is green.
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