ON 20040703@9:51:31 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/index.htm#38171.4107638889 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] Says http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm Dissolved Oxygen ON 20040703@9:52:29 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm#38171.4114351852 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] Says Acceptable levels: ON 20040703@9:53:22 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm#38171.4120601852 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] See also: http://www.sciteched.org/curriculum/Samples/do_act.htm ON 20040703@10:25:27 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm#38171.4343287037 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] See also: http://www.campusprogram.com/reference/en/wikipedia/w/wi/winkler_test_for_dissolved_oxygen.html ON 20040703@10:34:22 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm#38171.4405208333 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] See also: http://sensors-transducers.globalspec.com/LearnMore/Sensors_Transducers_Detectors/Analytical_Sensors/Dissolved_Oxygen_Sensors ON 20040703@10:41:46 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/do.htm#38171.4456597222 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] See also: http://www.waterwatch.org.au/library/module-4/oxygen.html ON 20040723@11:25:09 AM at page: http://techref.massmind.org/techref/other/pond/index.htm#37858.0220486111 James Newton[JMN-EFP-786] Replied to post 37858.0220486111 by JMN-EFP-786 |Insert 'One week later, mosquitoe larve started to show up so I got some of the mosquitoe eaters from the San Diego County Dept. of Environmental Health and they seem to be doing fine. We thought they had been eaten by the next day, but it turns out they are just REALLY good at hiding.

Starting to get the first "blooms" of algea so the water gets cloudy then clears up, then does it again.

Also got some floating plants from the San Diego Water Garden meeting. A VERY kind and giving host opened his home (and life) to more questions (from my 7 year old), pokes, proding and soda spilling than he probably wanted. THANK YOU!' at: '' James Newton Says:

The fish pond is starting to take shape. I found a graded lot near work were I can steal rocks pretty safely, and I hit uppon the idea of driving wood stakes (firewood) into the ground between my bolders to help support the smaller rocks. Then I've backed up the rocks with sod cut from the area inside the pond so that the inner wall looks sort of like a vertical lawn at the moment. Its sort of like adobe (I hope) and seems to be holding so far.

Done with the front wall, making the back wall level.

Finally filled it this last Saturday: 2004/07/10. Many thanks to Erich Wolfe and Jeff Mullens (?) for helping to spread, fill and finish the liner. Sadly, I couldn't find batteries for the power sucker I call a digital camera until after we had spread and started to fill the liner, so it is a bit hard to see what the inside looked like before we laid it out. There is a nice layer of scrap cardboard and soft play sand under it. All rocks, sticks, shards or anthing else that might puncture the liner has been removed.

Eric Wolf helped me place the liner and fill up the pond.   Eric was also kind enough to donate some more of his hair to the pond.   The pond is deepest in the center and tapers up to either end.   Scrap pallet cardboard used to help protect the liner.   Soft "Play Sand" used to pad under the cardboard and level the ground / walls   Good neighbor Jeff helped with the final filling, padding, trimming, foldeing and rocks.  Proud Pappa!  Starting to look Nice! (if the kids would pick up after themselves...  ToDo: More rocks, Figure out a way to hide that last bit of liner, Add plants and misquitoe control fish.

Still need to: