Well, I guess the worst of the Transfer/Splitting is over. The Back is deffinately better, Thanks. I can see that life will be much more relaxed at the upper tank - and "up close and personal" rather than getting down to Goldfinger's level below. It will be so much easier reaching the Lily pads to trim off the old ones. I can't believe I haven't fallen in the lower tank yet! Glenda do you hear all those cheers and frolicking about with the happy fish? I'm a bit concerned about the water clarity. It seems a bit cloudy. Am I going to have to go through the cloudy murky then green cloudy water before the right balance and resulting clear water again? I miss my crystal clear water. Maybe the fish are digging in the Lily pots without all the hornwort to graze on. Maybe I should re-pot in rocks alone. Catherinet look at the solar pump on the top tank for the little fountain. The solar panel (6 inch diameter)is a round pedistle on the grass to the left of the tank and the fountain head floats and sprays about a foot high (comes with different heads too) the pump is suspended underwater from the float.(about 6 inches) The light is a tiny bulb at the edge of the fountain head. I don't know how it fades from one color to another each color lasting about a minute. I'm remembering about $80.00. The Pond Man converted it to the waterfall application but he understood the amps and how much was needed to push so much water up the distance through the rocks. You know, the stuff over my head. He picked the pump outfit to order. I now have an electric pump to the waterfall and returned the solar pump to fountain usage. All fish are eating and seem happy. I sure hope I haven't split up married couples - then again I don't need any babies! I can't wait for lunch so I can sit in a chair like a real person and still enjoy the activity. I haven't lost any fish to preditors. There are better pickings in the pasture stock tanks and ponds I'm hoping. Also the Goldfish are close to the house - right outside my kitchen windows - I love to hand wash dishes and watch the fish and frogs. The 8 foot poly tanks hold 625 gallons and I'm thinking the 10' metal holds 760 gal. 2 feet deep. That's not For Sure! The waterfall liner is quite large and folds up around the rocks to the top and then the smaller rocks on that. Never leaks anywhere. I just didn't know anything at all and it was before I'd found this wonderful pond forum so I had it done. But I'm sure we could do it ourselves now. With everyone's help and encouragement. The enjoyment so so rewarding. It's a nice Get-Away from all the Ranch work. So refreshing! I Love it! Kathy Oh, I don't see the Solar Panel - let me try another photo. Now we'll put up the cedar slats to match the cedar barns all around us. They are the thrown away ends of a subdivision fencing and the perfect height. Plants and vines can grow on it I hope. Sorry this got rather lengthy. Enjoy your Day! Kathy

Just got a new countertop and, carelessly, I kind of thought I was all set to get a straight edge based on my pre-install conversation with the measurer. But sure enough, my contract states 1/2 bullnose. I prefer eased, as one of the previous posters. It's what I had in my previous location. I do have a functional peninsula which has a large overhang and my agent is trying to convince me it's more practical and it turned out this way for the best. And I admit, I can't quite see it being an eased edge, with its arced shape. I also found this article: http://www.kitchenbathdesign.com/879/reasons-to-round-over-your-square-sharp-edges/  which argues 1/2 bullnose or similar is the way to go, from a functional standpoint. There's not post-installation straightening that can be applied? Maybe I'll learn to like it. At least the inside of my sink is an eased edge.

There's a couple of differences. The tiles with the square edges are either natural stone, or rectified porcelain (which is made specifically to MIMICK natural stone). In either case, they get set with a very tight joint (about 1/16"), and the tile is very unforgiving with reference to one tile being higher or lower than the next. As a result, it's much more expensive to have installed. With cushioned edged tiles, they're made to be set with a bit bigger joint (usually 3/16- 1/4") and are much more forgiving when being set, in that the tolerances aren't nearly as close.

Yes, that tile is exactly what I thought of first because I ordered a sample of the blue 2 inch hex mosaic from glass tile oasis and it was SO cool. My first thought was to look there to see if they have a white version. If you look at the blue and turquoise versions on the glass tile oasis website and then look at the picture of the white, I think it will give you a better idea of what it might look like in person.