I'm one of the luckiest people alive. I have some really, really great friends.
Several years ago my tortoise partner, William, and my across-the-street-neighbor, Dana (with Doslyn) dug out my pond. It was just a big mud hole and over the years had accumulated a bunch of turtle poop, dead leaves, and sludge.
Then the road widening came along and the City had to drain the pond in order to have space for their heavy equipment to drive onto my property because they were building a retaining wall across the front.
And because of the liner, and the water surface being smooth (no waves or action) and too much sun and nutrients, and an inefficient filter, it became infested with mosquito larva and algae. Enter Dana and his family (@EppsDynasty and @JoJosMom, Doslyn, Dalton) They drove all the way up from SoCal and Dana built a new filter for the pond! It was 100F here today, but he got the job done. I'll add more pictures as the water clears up:
As you can see, the surface of the water now has a bit of action going on, and there is a definite current swirling around.
OMG! Thank you SO much, Dana and Amanda. It was so good to see you and the kids, and I SO MUCH appreciate all the hard work you did for me.
Several years ago my tortoise partner, William, and my across-the-street-neighbor, Dana (with Doslyn) dug out my pond. It was just a big mud hole and over the years had accumulated a bunch of turtle poop, dead leaves, and sludge.
pond
As I told you a couple weeks ago, my tortoise partner (William owns half interest in all my turtles and tortoises) was going to be spending his vacation here with me to dig the sludge out of my pond, instead of going to look at tortoises in South Africa. Well, he and my across-the-street...
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Then the road widening came along and the City had to drain the pond in order to have space for their heavy equipment to drive onto my property because they were building a retaining wall across the front.
Pond Issue
This was my pond prior to the road widening: It was a big hole in the ground dug out by a backhoe, no liner, no bentonite, just dirt. There was a dedicated hose turned on to a drip to allow for seepage and evaporation. This is my pond AFTER the road widening project. The foreman figured...
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And because of the liner, and the water surface being smooth (no waves or action) and too much sun and nutrients, and an inefficient filter, it became infested with mosquito larva and algae. Enter Dana and his family (@EppsDynasty and @JoJosMom, Doslyn, Dalton) They drove all the way up from SoCal and Dana built a new filter for the pond! It was 100F here today, but he got the job done. I'll add more pictures as the water clears up:
As you can see, the surface of the water now has a bit of action going on, and there is a definite current swirling around.
OMG! Thank you SO much, Dana and Amanda. It was so good to see you and the kids, and I SO MUCH appreciate all the hard work you did for me.