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From: _ (V1M) [#1]
6 Jan 18:42
To: ALL

Let's begin with one of nature's noblest designs: The Weasel:

From: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#2]
6 Jan 19:33
To: _ (V1M) [#1] 6 Jan 19:58

The Crocoduck.

From: _ (V1M) [#3]
6 Jan 19:58
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#2] 7 Jan 12:23

Guess again.

From: _ (V1M) [#4]
7 Jan 17:59
To: _ (V1M) [#1] 7 Jan 17:59

From: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#5]
7 Jan 19:50
To: _ (V1M) [#4] 7 Jan 21:58

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From: _ (V1M) [#6]
7 Jan 21:59
To: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#5] 8 Jan 2:35

Seasonal!

From: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#7]
8 Jan 2:36
To: _ (V1M) [#6] 8 Jan 13:50

yeah, that's my koi pond (the water feature you didn't like), and the fish trapped under the ice.

From: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#8]
8 Jan 11:05
To: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#7] 8 Jan 11:32

You need to cut a hole in your ice, so the water won't stagnate on their CO₂. My fish are doing okay, but I'm having to cut a hole every 8 hours... out of the new inch of ice that fucking forms!

From: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#9]
8 Jan 11:33
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#8] 8 Jan 12:46

the pump is still running, so the waterfall is still falling, keeping the water oxygenated and some open water.

From: Tom Sawyer (TOM_SAWYER) [#10]
8 Jan 11:37
To: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#9] 8 Jan 12:42

From: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#11]
8 Jan 12:44
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#8] 8 Jan 12:46

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From: Arglex1 [#12]
8 Jan 12:54
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#8] 8 Jan 12:59

Pond Heaters FTW.

I have a plastic one that just keeps a hole in the ice open. $40.

From: Arglex1 [#13]
8 Jan 12:54
To: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#11] 8 Jan 13:10

that works too

From: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#14]
8 Jan 12:59
To: Gawd Almighty (WHITEKNAVE) [#11] 8 Jan 13:10

very pretty, dude. I like your pond.

From: Feed the (ZUDZUG) [#15]
8 Jan 13:00
To: Arglex1 [#12] 8 Jan 13:04

I wonder what amount of energy this requires vs using a pump to keep the water flowing.

From: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#16]
8 Jan 13:02
To: Arglex1 [#12] 8 Jan 13:04

not a bad idea, actually. do you remember its power usage?

From: Arglex1 [#17]
8 Jan 13:05
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#16] 8 Jan 17:23

I don't remember. I also use one in my outdoor pump (pumps rainwater from a storage bin to the lake behind my house).

I think it is something like a 100 watt lightbulb. It only works at certain temps.

From: Arglex1 [#18]
8 Jan 13:07
To: GET BENT! (BOTLROKIT) [#16] 8 Jan 17:23

ah, here it is:

http://www.amazon.com/Manufacturing-Thermo-Pond-Floating-100-Watt-Icer/dp/B000637NQU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1262968168&sr=8-1

I use a thermo plug with it.

From: Feed the (ZUDZUG) [#19]
8 Jan 13:59
To: Arglex1 [#17] 8 Jan 13:59

What kind of filter do you need to store rainwater properly and what kind of pump is best coupled with a rainwater tank?

From: Arglex1 [#20]
8 Jan 14:03
To: Feed the (ZUDZUG) [#19] 8 Jan 19:11

I don't store it.

Rain comes down my gutters and is sent directly to a sump tank. The tank has a sump pump and pushes the water directly out to the lake. No filter needed.

I built this solution because the gutters for the length of my house dumped directly next to my house and I always had standing water plus seepage into my basement. I redirected the water to the tank which I put 6' deep in the ground next to my house (I have an access to it). The pond heater keeps the top of the tank from freezing and keeps the float from the sump pump working properly.

I am basically diverting the rain water to the lake.

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