need to convert lake water...

[ApacheDan]

I live on a community lakefront, stocked with peacock bass and a few other species. Once I built an 800 gal pond & just ran an extension from my sprinkler system to provide water. The sprinkler draws water from the lake. Problem was the water was pretty cloudy. I want to do the same again, but close to 2500 gal above ground pond to raise flowerhorns. I'm thinking of running incoming water through a pre-filter and then to a sand filter. This will be done like 15 min a day, then stop. Water will recirculate in the pond with a pond filter. I live in South Florida so water temp won't be a problem, besides I plan to ad a solar heater for the "cold" months. Additional water will be daily. What do you guys think? any other ideas? Thanks. Dan

 

[Dr Joe]

As long as the water pick-up is in deep enough water your good to go (providing neighbors don't fertilize to heavy or spray poisons that run off their lawns and back into your p/u). The county sprays the canal (lg ditch) behind me twice a year and kills off everything in the water.

Keep us posted w/pix,

Dr Joe

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[lemcc]

(providing neighbors don't fertilize to heavy or spray poisons that run off their lawns and back into your p/u)

I would be very surprised if this were not the case
People put so much crap on their lawn weed and feed is probably the worst
but if the pbass don’t mind give it a try

The best way to get clearwater is to attach a small float to your p/u
then tie a weight to it with 1-2 feet of slack so it will be suspended off the bottom

 

[ApacheDan]

The best way to get clearwater is to attach a small float to your p/u
then tie a weight to it with 1-2 feet of slack so it will be suspended off the bottom

hummm, maybe that's the problem. The pick-up is about 15-20 feet from the shoreline & about 8 feet deep, but it seems to be lying there in the ground...no wonder so much pollution. It's been there for 20 years. I might have to snorkel & dive for it...maybe put a couple of cement blocks under the pipe....

the crazy things we do for fish...

 

[Dr Joe]

Have someone topside watching for gators, anacondas and the occasional snapping turtle .

Have you had any success catching pbass down there?

Dr Joe

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[ewurm]

Studies have statistically shown that 400 people disappear every year in Florida due to Anacondas, and another 4 dozen to killer snapping turtles. The study was conducted just now by me and I didn't research anything, but that's what I am going with.

 

[CHOMPERS]

Ummmm....that would be 402 people if you count the ones that were pushed.

 

[Dr Joe]

I bet ewurm got a gov'ment grant to do that study too!

I's not fair to label all snapping turtles as killers just because a couple eat a few dozen people. Now people are going to start calling them pit turtles!

Besides they just tourists anyway. OMG: :j/k: )

Hey ewurm...want to come down and fish for pbass...I know this lake...

Name withheld because 'they' are watching...

 

[ApacheDan]

Have someone topside watching for gators, anacondas and the occasional snapping turtle .

Have you had any success catching pbass down there?

Dr Joe

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LOL, yeah fishing is great. I've caught my share, but usually just set them free. Once I had like 6 smaller size in an outside tank ,,,,but didn't look too happy, so I released them. In my lake somebody released 3 tarpoons, I estimate the size around 5 feet or better. Always a pleasure to see them breaching water in the mornings...I think water will be good.

By the way, my son when he was young, started playing with a snapping turtle. It literally snap his nose and wouldn't let go. Thanks God I remember how to make their mouth open....put a lighter on their tail and they will open their mouth.... just a couple of stitches, but the nurses couldn't stop laughing when I told them the story..

 

[Dr Joe]

How big is this lake?
I think putting a lighter on any of our tails would make our mouths open .

Did he leard his lesson?