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Some of you know or remember me from my first pond and then my airation sys. Well its been 5 years and I KNOW what I dont want in a pond. Just had a Hayplon liner show up here at the farm it is currently 150x50 and has to be cut and hot wedge welded for the new pond. 4 years of drought and two farmers with deep well irrigation pushed me towards the liner. My old pond has not done well, but I have grown some MONSTER fish considering! New project questions to follow with pics of what I did wrong the first time around! I lurk often just havent had much worth posting but the new project has me jacked up!
shoot'em in the lipps
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Welcome back! As you know, we like pictures and projects!
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Glad to hear from you Salt. Looking forward to the report.
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Salt! We wondered where you'd been.
Welcome back!
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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The track loader showed up at 4pm by 1730 I realized Im not the guy to run my own machine! Dirts moveing, pics to follow, right now its a mess! BY the way loaders with AC are nice!
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Oh yeah, it's an art form with the really good guys. I found out I do much better if I don't really think about what I'm doing, just think about what I need to do next. (and I'm NOT one of the really good guys!!!)
I know of a guy that can run as ASV and move/level/pack topsoil faster than most dozer guys that I know. He's damn good and FAST!
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I am fortunate as my father as the ability to see if things are level with the naked and is talented in the dirt moving business. Currently we are cleaning out a bunch. Its one way to make money!
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Back to work on the boat NEW POND IS DONE, I have some pics as soon as I upload them to photo bucket I will post. Do it yourself is pond building isnt that bad, I saved a ton of cash and so far things like and act just like they should but with all ponds time will tell.
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Memt t say LOOK and act just like they should more pics to follow  
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After the liner was keywayed and installed, I built a 8ft wife 18in clay berm around the pond with and over flow/spillway(lined and rip rap) to my other pond. We moved a massive amount OF dirt 400 yards from the pond to our home and back yard and swaled all the ground to a drain tile that goes to the new pond. The water is transfered to the new pond from small catch basin to a pipe that is booted 12 in from top of berm. Thus far it looks like my math has worked out well and I have good flow to new pond, which has increased my water shed area by huge amounts. Now perhasp both ponds will stay full as GRAVITY WORKS! I only put small amount of sand in bottom of liner. I am going to wait and see as wash sand and dirt in with a fire hose later. If this pond fails.........my wife is going to kill me, as I took her horse barn. slash budget to build it, I also did it while she was out of town forgiveness is easy permission is hard!
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My spelling isnt that bad just trying to do this on a smart phone...and Im stupid!
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 It looks great! Horses cost too much anyway. 
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Brian
The one thing is the one thing
A dry fly catches no fish
Try not to be THAT 10%
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I have a hard enough time typeing with my pc let alone this darn new phone, MY 8ft wife is a 5ft tall little hell cat,when it comes to her lack of horses and me getting our second pond....
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It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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