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Topic: Pond
26 Aug 2000

We bought two more Shubunkins from Tropic Isle as a birthday present for 'Grandma' and we hoped that she would leave them in the pond for us to look after. Happily, this turned out to be the case.

I feel very mean putting them in the salt dip before introducing them to the pond, but it doesn't seem to kill them (1lb non-iodized salt to 1 Gal of water). They stay in for 15 seconds -- by the end they look almost dead and are not moving. Then I transfer them to the pond and they sink to the bottom. But after maybe 30-60 seconds they start to swim off and by the following day, they seem fine. I hope that it kills the parasites!


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Rolodex

jreceiver
Open source server for the Rio Receiver -- this is what I use.

gunnera
Neat description of the Gunnera Manicata -- a truly monstrous plant!

spf-pobox
Information about SPF (Sender Permitted From)

docsearls
The Doc Searls weblog -- he seems clueful and I read him.

cwop
The Citizen Weather Observer Program is a loose collection of amateur weather station operators.

ffmpeg
Open source audio/video streaming software -- this drives my pondcam


Philip Gladstone