Hi msjay, LOL is right kept looking for that very small edit button and thought maybe I was going blind! So glasses do the trick kept them on the rest of the night-not the best boxes in the world but they work for me I used 1 by's for the frame so that it was lite weight and 3/8 inch plywood- the signs came from a resturant that was remodeling and they were throwing all kinds of stuff in there dumpsters and these were leaning up against it--thank you very much--I only had to cut off 2 inches to make them fit-tight though-I did not use tracks for them just cut a groove to fit them in I think that I need to put bees wax on them to make them slide easier or something. they are attached to the kick board so that it all slides out for easy cleaning. the one project like I said is the retractable roosting poles just not sure how to get that to work but I will figure out a way-just gonna have to think about it some more. My peeps that came on Monday-I have now lost a total of 11 for some unknown reason:( vaccine failer maybe? no clue. They are replacing them and will get them on Monday! Bad thing now I have to have two separate places for both peeps. I also have 8 welsummers comming the end of Febuary first of March LOL my house is the new chicken coop!! Will be dragging out the mini coopers real soon. good job on the thread we all thank you. Nelda

I don't know what kind of algaecide you're using, I assume you're dosing correctly. Most algaecides are tricky. Too much and the fish die, not enough and the algae doesn't die. When you say white foam and white globs it makes me think it is killing some algae. That doesn't mean it disappears. Like when you mow the lawn the grass clippings are "dead" but they still look like grass for days. Algae can stay looking like algae for weeks. Algaecide only kills some species. Mat algae and non-green algae seem to do OK. Algaecide isn't like chlorine in a pool. You can buy other chemicals like oxidizers to "burn up" organic matter. But again they're not magic. It's kind of a lot of work to get good results. To me in a 3000 gal pond vacuuming/scooping out algae and waste is way easier. My web page on vacuums. I consider Microlift type products to be a scam. The idea that bacteria have to be introduced into a pond is not something I can imagine. In this case you also have a bog where waste collects and extremely low (like zero) O2 so very slow to decompose. A bog can hold a lot of waste too so that's just a lot to handle even if you believe in such products. It's just way more effective to remove the waste from the pond than trying to somehow break it all down into nothing in the pond. Kind of a losing battle. But I know there are lots of people who swear by these products. And even if you do you dissolved organic compounds shoot way up which gives you other problems. The only thing I can think of is it must be expectations. Another person could have the same results as you and say the bacteria in a bottle worked great. Don't know what the deal is. Here is a link that might be useful: Bacteria in a bottle myth

It's one of the many species of what are called 'slime molds'. Not a mold or a fungus, but a simple organism that 'creeps' along surfaces of all kinds, feeding on organic dusts and particles along the way. Slime 'molds' are usually considered beneficial decomposers. I've seen them grow on the soil, mulch, leaves, bark, walkways, stone walls and other assorted surfaces. Finding some at work in your garden is normal, and a good thing.

if u love orange, we used SW"earthen jug" in our family room....its more rich/deep/darker than what u have now...more terra cotta than orange which would be a nice contrast with the SW banana cream.... for yellows, we used SW hinoki (which looks NOTHING like the sample) and SW beeswax...used these in our kitchen and DR. hinoki on the walls and beeswax on ceiling trim... beeswax might work with your BC, a few shades darker for some contrast... FWIW, hold/tape the paint samples on the back wall where the paint will be going and leave there all day and night to get the real effect of what they actually look like. the color changes thruout the day and night, sun and clouds, natural and artificial light....after a day or 2, you will get a better feel for what is right.... i like the idea of green to pull your outdoors in and better frame the backyard in your gorgeous door and transom.... so hard, i feel your pain... :(