Saturday, July 26, 2008

Dead Fishes

Well the final count for dead fish is 13. Ooooooooooo what a scarey number. Most of the fish that died were the smaller ones and only a couple of mid size but it looks like all of the bigger fish made it though. I was starting to wonder because one of the bigger koi quit eating for a couple of days and started breaching out of the water on occation which is unusual. He calmed back down and started eating and acting normal. The water pump has been running ever since I installed it to help get the O2 level back up. All seems well now in the pond.

I mowed the yard a couple of days ago and while doing so mulched up the 13 dried fish bodies that laid in the yard. They were all dried and pale. I picked one up and it was as light as a feather and the texture of paper. He chipped up nicely into dust. Probably with the kill I wound up losing about 50 or so dollars in fish.

We have been working on 4H projects for this week and the kids and wife have been at a dead run for the past few weeks. First it was bible school, then swim lessons, then 4H. The kids havent had much of a break since school and nether has Brando.

We had some drama down the road and found out that someone came home and found someone sleeping in there bed.........with there spouse. Maybe they were tired. I get tired through the day but I think I would think twice before napping when the hired help is around just incase they get tired and decide to take a nap too. That would be hard to explain. I mean who would sleep on the job anyway. (I am really not that clueless but like to act like I am.)

Hope everyone has a nice weekend. I will be spending it at work.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Well CRAP!!!

Brando is outta town and everything is going to hell in a handbasket. It started yesterday when the pump in my pond quit working. This is the major filter/aireator pump for the pond. I tried to fix it but to no avail so sometime before 6 pm Monday my pump stoped. I got up Tuesday morning and yanked the pump to take to work and get replaced but it would have to wait till after work. I get the pump replaced a race home to put it in and when I did I noticed the pond was really warm and have a smell to it. While installing the pump I seen the first dead fish. I scooped it up and tossed him in the yard. With the pump running I thought well maybe stressed and heat and all. What I had forgot about was that I had added a chemical to the pond the day before the pump went down and when you add this chemical to the water it kills algea but in doing so you need to keep up the aireation and good circulation to keep the oxygen level up in the pond. Also the warm water does not hold oxygen very well. So with the pump down for longer than 24 hours and the chemical that totally kicked the O2 in the ass my total kill count this morning so far is 6 dead fish. I hope when I get home this evening the numbers dont increase. When seeing the dead fish this morning I quickly turned on the pump that normally only runs 12 hours a day to help get oxygen back in the pond and did a quick dip test to see what the water was doing. The only thing it showed was the the Nitrites where high indicating and elevated stress level for the fish. I hope all is well when I get home. The pump is a 3600 gal an hour pump in a 2k gal pond so it should get the water circulated and O2 plenty in a hurry but with the pump shutting down at midnight last night and the kill of the algea really hurt the fish. I should have known better. I have a spare pump but didnt think I would need it. I guess you cant fix stupid.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

BIG THANKS

This is a big

THANK YOU

to all who wished me a happy birthday.

Love you all.

Officially OLD

Yesterday I finally turned old. Yep I have one foot in the grave and the other in an old folks home. I bet those wrinkly women are HOTTT. Eeew!

The only difference is maybe that I wake up with more aches and pains than I remember when I was younger but my mind is slipping so I cant even rely on my memories.

I also notice that I have trouble staying on subject when I am blogging so I tend to ramble a bit I hate my work.

I also tend to repeat my self more often than I used to. I also repeat myself more from time to time and also did I mention that I repeat myself?

I am also experiencing trouble getting it up......on outta bed. Yeah if given a chance I would sleep forever and never get up. Sometimes my beloved Brando has to put her foot in my back and give me a shove.

I would type more but I don't have the energy and I forgot what I was gonna type anyway.....OH by the way did I mention that I like to repeat myself?