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YardCrap FORUM - PONDS http://yardcraphome.com/ garden water features]]> en Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:02:22 GMT vBulletin 60 http://yardcraphome.com/images/misc/rss.png YardCrap FORUM - PONDS http://yardcraphome.com/ Math Question http://yardcraphome.com/showthread.php?5828-Math-Question&goto=newpost Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:23:49 GMT You guys are smarter than me, so ponder this: My Turtle Pond is about 4000 gallons which would equate to about 100 gallons per inch as it ranges... You guys are smarter than me, so ponder this:

My Turtle Pond is about 4000 gallons which would equate to about 100 gallons per inch as it ranges from about 40-45 inches (sides are straight down, no slope) in depth. Surface area is 150sqft.

So if we get an inch of rain, that would add about 100 gallons to the pond?
In January we got over 10 inches, so about 1000 gallons.

My old home had no gutters, but put them on this one. 1/4 of my roof (say 500sqft) is now being directed to this pond, so that adds at least 250 gallons per inch of rain, probably more.

I believe this would suggest about 3500 gallons of free rain water entered my pond in January.

As all know, the best thing for aquariums and ponds is replacing a percentage of old water with fresh on a regular basis. I don't mean topping off from dehydration, but draining old water and refilling. This reduces nitrate, etc in the water. Rainfall is one reason outdoor ponds are much easier to maintian than aquariums.

Average monthly rainfall in my yard is around 4.5 inches, no matter the month. Some months we get more, some less. An average input of free rain water should be about 450 gallons every month. Adding the roof water adds at least another 1000.

So roughly, is 1500+ gallons of free water a month a good guess?

Here is Miss Agnes up right now enjoying this sunny day in Feb with me.
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Gold Fish and The Tiny Mind http://yardcraphome.com/showthread.php?5764-Gold-Fish-and-The-Tiny-Mind&goto=newpost Sat, 16 Dec 2023 20:34:56 GMT There is no need to thank me for all the entertainment I post here. Goldfish and I go way back. My first recollection is of left over minnows... There is no need to thank me for all the entertainment I post here.

Goldfish and I go way back.
My first recollection is of left over minnows from fishing kept in a large fish bowl near the Steinkuhler window when my sister still lived with us.

You could get a fancy goldfish downtown Chester from McCrory's. They were put in a carton kinda like Chinese takeout (which we had never heard of in the 50's).

Parents were in the Winn-Dixie as I sat outside with my beautiful new fish.
The carton began to leak. It was going to die, I was crying. A guy from next door (think it was called WT Betts) came to our rescue.

Last year all my gold fish were again put under stress with polution, no filters, no nothing. Forget that my Bride and I were under similar stress, critters come first for us.
I needed fresh water and power.
Neighbors helped me just like that guy from the farm store had 70 years before.
I don't forget that.

A couple dozen survived and have prospered this year. They are fat and happy, as am I.
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pond rats http://yardcraphome.com/showthread.php?5685-pond-rats&goto=newpost Sat, 28 Oct 2023 19:00:43 GMT I have pond rats. The pond is 17 years old, never saw this before. Make no mistake, I know what goes on out here over those happy years. I... I have pond rats. The pond is 17 years old, never saw this before. Make no mistake, I know what goes on out here over those happy years.

I caught a the big one in a trap and moved it up the river.
There are 3 more, and they will not go in the trap. I caught a skunk and a cat in the trap, no rats. Rats are smart.

They know I feed the fish/turtles. When I do they come out to eat. They are water rats and swim perfectly well. I am looking at 2 right now. They are cute, but I don't want them here.

I could easily shoot them if I still had my pellet pistol, but I can't do that, not wired that way.
It is a problem to think on.
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