Help! I am completely confused on what type of tree I should get
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Comments (6)Laura I think you need to post some info on your biofiltration, size of pond and how long it's been running. No ammount of salt or melafix will fix a pond that isn't cycled if that's what is happening. Treating fish with medications is a tricky business especially as figuring out what is going on is next to rocket science! Baking soda to buffer ph is a cheap alternative to products purchased at petstores. From what I've read on that jnfkoifarms.com site you have to test your kh daily to get it to the level you need to buffer ph. Did you climatize your fish before you added them to the pond? The change in water chemistry alone from wherever you purchased them to your pond can kill your fish if they aren't climatized slowly to the new water. When I move my fish out to the pond in the spring it's a fairly long process--even with moving their indoor pond water out at the same time. I still put them in 20 gal tubs--add some pond water (about 2 cups) leave them for 20 minutes and do it again. I do this three times before I release them into the pond. The only thing I add to my pond at start up is Prime water conditioner (for the chloramines and chlorine). I do 10% water changes for weekly for the first month then every 2 weeks depending on how dirty my settling chamber is. With the rain we've been having I havn't done a water change in two weeks--I'm due for one as the mats in the sc are full of algae but it's been raining too much to do this. So please post some more info on your pond--hopefully someone out here can address your dying fish problem....See MoreI know I am a pain, but I am confused. A Newbie in the group.
Comments (6)Hi lovetogrowflowers. I don't think you are bothering anyone. Lucy is right, try not to stress yourself out. Take deep breaths. LOL. I think your plan for the two potted ones are perfect. I read in one of your earlier post asking about if the crawl space was ok and someone I believe said yes. For me, I WOULD strip the leaves first. The brug will be trying to take care of the leaves instead of useing its energy to go dormant. Plus you wouldn't want bugs to sneak in on a leaf and spend the winter eating your brug. :( As for the one in ground...well people cut back or don't cut back for different reasons. One of the biggest I think is for safety and the health of the plant. During the winter the brug branches will freeze so they cut them back so there is less of a chance this will happen. Who wants a mushy rotting brug in spring? How tall is the brug you still have in the ground? How close to the ground is the Y? The experts can chime in if this is a bad idea, but how about if you...1.Stip the leaves. 2.Cut off only the top green tips. (Save them) 3.Mulch as high as you can get it, at least to the Y if it's close to the ground. 4.Cover the brug with a REALY big rubber trash can or tub. 5.Maybe even cover that with an old blanket. Or would that be over kill? The cuttings you could take in and root them. Hopefully none of that was bad advice. Me and Lonny are newbies too. This will be our 2nt winter. We killed one of the two brugs we had last winter. But that was because we brought them in and tried to keep them growing. This year we brought all in again. This winter we have many more, plus young ones. We made a Brug room and have been learning lots. So we are going to give it a try. If they had been bigger, we would have left them out in ground to go dormant. Now that I have writen a novel.(sorry, long winded) Try not to worry, you brought them back to health and they are doing well enough to be around to overwinter, so I think you are doing well. Kim...See MoreWhat type of system should I get?
Comments (7)ncamy I know the Western NC Mtn area very well and understand its the weather/climate range. I will assume you want a forced air system. there is always radiant floor heat. Have you even thought about geothermal? Of course you have to have the budget and appropriate land/property. just throwing out a few alternatives. But if you intend to stick with a forced air conventional system, then these would be my choices in order of preference. 1. dual fuel-high eff heat pump paired with backup nat gas furnace 2.3.(tie) high eff heat pump with electric backup; high eff straight AC with high eff nat gas furnace. just from a glance, you have reasonable electric rate with below average nat gas rate. Are you certain of that nat gas rate-this includes all charges? I will assume you will have above average building and insulation qualities. I would elect one system with zoning controls for each zone you wish to individually control. My equipment selection would be easy as Bryant Evolution and sister company Carrier Infinity have the best residential integrated system on the market for zoning. Your hurdle is to locate an authorized dealer who has demonstrated experience in zoning and excellent ductwork sizing/design. I like whole house attic type fans myself for that nice Mtn air. The downside is they pull dusty air into your home and some are too noisy. ask builder for recommendations and go to "Google" to research offerings. It is true you get quick recovery and a somewhat higher supply temp from a nat gas furnace over a high eff modern heat pump. I have to say this. Heat pumps have made great improvements and don't judge yesteryears models to todays mdls-as different as nite and day. I don't like the idea of installing separate/individual units for a bathroom or bedroom in nice new home construction. I think that's a dumb idea and detracts from your new home. I am attaching a fuel comparisdon calculator which is an excellent guide in comparing fuel costs. You must know efficiencies and true costs to get a good comparative idea between fuels. Congrats on your new home and the area you live. Let me know if you have other questions. IMO Good Luck! Here is a link that might be useful: Fuel Comparison Calculator...See MoreNeed help, I am confused
Comments (53)Oh, sorry, when Mozilla changed Firefox's user interface (UI) to what's called "Australis" I wasn't too happy about it and installed an extension - Classic Theme Restorer - that returns it to it's previous layout. I get so used to it I've forgotten I've done it. But with the default Austalis UI, you get to Options by a different path. By default now, I think you click on what's known as the "hamburger" - a little icon at the top right made up of three little horizontal lines. When you click on that, you should see "Options" or "Preferences" I believe. See if that works....See Morecrista
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