Funny how that was only 4 months ago...seems like ages.
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Funny how that was only 4 months ago...seems like ages.
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Updates? Just did yesterday, although short but with pictures?! Getting a bit demanding here....lol...
The Pima was in a temporary pond about 2.5m square and 70cm deep over the last 4 months, before that in a storm drain where we found him and before that free roaming through floodwaters. He likely grew out in a sport fishing pond before that but obviously escaped from it with floodwaters of 2 meters covering most of my area for 2-3 months.
Lol, I'll leave the swimming to your Avatar Girlfriend if that's ok with you...I'll watch...
On a more serious, and to the point, note:
Mr. T. is in good shape. He likes it, pretty sure....Think he got hold of one of the Tilapia, so need to get some more feeders in there or just wait and then start with the pellets again. But at least after the scare of moving, he is calm, swimming, comes over again and lets us tap / stroke his back and sides.
Maybe order some prawns today to keep him off the Tilapia for a bit...see how..
Funny though, there's a fresh-water crab in there, doesn't touch it. Only looking a bit and that's it.
Settling tanks are taking out a considerable amount of waste, so that's absolutely good news.
Water is clearing up nicely, so I think by the time we get to the bogs, it will be tap water quality.
Tanks look a bit murky with the rubbish settling in it, opening the clear-out valve pushes out green/brownish water.
Very happy with that, even without the bogs...wow.
Also found a cheap stone that's not your typical bog-stone but way way cheaper.
For rounded river stones I'd pay about 1.00 to 1.50 USD p/bag of 10kg.
Need about 1000kg at the minimum, so that's serious money.
So I'm thinking of using concrete 'filler', stones used for concrete.
Yes I know, they are pointed, sharp and everything but at less than 50 USD for 1 ton, it's a bargain.
(Stones are crushed granite, black/grey color)
Plan is to put the liner in as normal, then 3 or 4 layers of Nylon BigBags, then the water-return.
Put the gravel on top and then plant it and fill in with more gravel.
Not sure yet for the PVC water return. I still have 4 meters of 3 inch pipe.
With the pumps running 12,000 Liter p/hour, I might use a reducer 3" to 1" (pump outlet is 1") and have it perforated with hundreds of small holes. That would be the safest way to avoid holes being blocked. Added security for that could be to use loose stacked bricks around the pipe to create a void between the gravel and the pipe openings with dirty water pushing out and having space to gain speed before going up and side-ways.
That's for the coming Saturdays. First need to change the nylon net around the bog a bit and finish the bog-walls.
Mr. T. is in good shape. He likes it, pretty sure....Think he got hold of one of the Tilapia, so need to get some more feeders in there or just wait and then start with the pellets again. But at least after the scare of moving, he is calm, swimming, comes over again and lets us tap / stroke his back and sides.
Maybe order some prawns today to keep him off the Tilapia for a bit...see how..
Funny though, there's a fresh-water crab in there, doesn't touch it. Only looking a bit and that's it.
Settling tanks are taking out a considerable amount of waste, so that's absolutely good news.
Water is clearing up nicely, so I think by the time we get to the bogs, it will be tap water quality.
Tanks look a bit murky with the rubbish settling in it, opening the clear-out valve pushes out green/brownish water.
Very happy with that, even without the bogs...wow.
Also found a cheap stone that's not your typical bog-stone but way way cheaper.
For rounded river stones I'd pay about 1.00 to 1.50 USD p/bag of 10kg.
Need about 1000kg at the minimum, so that's serious money.
So I'm thinking of using concrete 'filler', stones used for concrete.
Yes I know, they are pointed, sharp and everything but at less than 50 USD for 1 ton, it's a bargain.
(Stones are crushed granite, black/grey color)
Plan is to put the liner in as normal, then 3 or 4 layers of Nylon BigBags, then the water-return.
Put the gravel on top and then plant it and fill in with more gravel.
Not sure yet for the PVC water return. I still have 4 meters of 3 inch pipe.
With the pumps running 12,000 Liter p/hour, I might use a reducer 3" to 1" (pump outlet is 1") and have it perforated with hundreds of small holes. That would be the safest way to avoid holes being blocked. Added security for that could be to use loose stacked bricks around the pipe to create a void between the gravel and the pipe openings with dirty water pushing out and having space to gain speed before going up and side-ways.
That's for the coming Saturdays. First need to change the nylon net around the bog a bit and finish the bog-walls.
I'm pretty amazed about the water-quality already given the huge amount of rubbish from his temp-pond that went in on Saturday. Pretty much disappeared it seems.
Some settled in areas on the bottom, but I think most got sucked into the drains and is now running circles around the bowl...lol..ready, 1...2....3...flush...
Will try an underwater video later to see how the water looks from below. If good, might get a nice shot from Mr. T. as well...
Cheers,
Luc
Some settled in areas on the bottom, but I think most got sucked into the drains and is now running circles around the bowl...lol..ready, 1...2....3...flush...
Will try an underwater video later to see how the water looks from below. If good, might get a nice shot from Mr. T. as well...
Cheers,
Luc
Seems ok...he got some prawns today, but guess he's full from hunting and catching fish already in the pond.
He only took 2 prawns and then stopped..sniffing a bit and turning away.
He only took 2 prawns and then stopped..sniffing a bit and turning away.
