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    Not a problem mate. After all the nice weather here this week, it has decided to piss it down here today. If it stops I will get it unfolded out in the cul de sac and get the tape measure and scalpel out because its too big to open out in my garden!

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    I know I am taking the mick now, but any chance you could measure the thickness? I have just been looking at an eyelet punch, but it only does up to 1.2mm thickness.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointy View Post
    I know I am taking the mick now, but any chance you could measure the thickness? I have just been looking at an eyelet punch, but it only does up to 1.2mm thickness.

    Regards,

    Les
    I think the tool you are looking at will be fine. I reckon it is about 0.5 to 0.7mm but don't hold me to that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rayman View Post
    I think the tool you are looking at will be fine. I reckon it is about 0.5 to 0.7mm but don't hold me to that!
    Thanks for taking the time to measure it. That ties up with a place selling them online, their PVC material is 900g/mē and 0.75mm thick.

    In other news, this week, I finally grouted some slabs that I laid about 6 months ago. I also got some slabs down outside the back door and the bricks laid for a step. If my enthusiasm keeps up I might even finish that area over the next week. (Not bad, considering I dug up the old slabs a year ago)

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    Hi mate. Not forgotten about rhe cover. Just waiting for a dry day so I can lay it out and get it cut 🤔

    Galaxy S7 Edge

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    Love the Raspberry ...

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    No I didn't die, well physically anyway, but you might say I have been suffering from a complete lack of enthusiasm for life for the last few years. Hopefully it was just a mid life crisis and is now behind me. The garden and pond has been left mostly unattended for the last couple of years. Most of the fish died, apart from about 5 koi and Bubbles the giant golden orfe, the UV stopped working well over a year ago and the water is like pea soup, so I am not entirely sure if there are any more fish in there. The piece of lorry curtain that Rayman so kindly donated me for the filter house roof has been sat in the corner of the garden. The huge pile of rubbish is still on the front drive and various other bits remained unfinished.

    Anyway if anyone is remotely interested, I will post some updates and show you the Good, the Bad and the Ugly parts of my garden.

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    Les

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    Hope life gets a lot brighter for you in the future Les, and some of that enthusiasm starts to
    make a comeback, sooner rather than later, just little steps to begin with. Now get them photo's up please

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    Hey Les,we were doing our pond build together along with Hippo and I have forgot his name from Bridgewater.
    Must be over three years when I did mine.

    Very Interested in your updates Les if you can post them,I remember you doing the fence panels as they were elevated if I am right.

    Hope you have made a good recovery Les and got some of that enthusiasum back as we would love to hear from you.

    You can do it Les we are all here to help,be it koi or not mate.
    Keep your chin up and start another chapter as we are here for you.
    John

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    Nice to see your on the mend mate


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    Everyone seems to colour their ponds black, but the colour blue in Pointy's pond looks stunning, I've often thought if different colours would make the colour of the fish stand out more, particularly white.?

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    Its keeping it that colour you pond is a bio unit in its self with growth on the side . I had a blue liner in one of my little pond and was forever cleaning it till I read the growth help s so much . I think freddyboy washed the sides of his pond and water test went a bit shit after losing the bio . I could be making it up in my head but I think it's right haha

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Its keeping it that colour you pond is a bio unit in its self with growth on the side . I had a blue liner in one of my little pond and was forever cleaning it till I read the growth help s so much . I think freddyboy washed the sides of his pond and water test went a bit shit after losing the bio . I could be making it up in my head but I think it's right haha

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    Fair points didn't and don't know enough to have known that to be honest, I honestly thought that the fish prefer a dark pond, although for viewing purposes a lighter colour looks better.

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    Dont hold me to it am sure some one will be along more clued up on this than me to help you out

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    Thanks for the words of encouragement guys, I will try and find my camera, blow off the dust and take some pics over the next couple of days (I do have one serious problem, which I could really use a builders advice on)


    Incidentally the top coat is actually green, well the the 1 1/2 inches above the water is anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Its keeping it that colour you pond is a bio unit in its self with growth on the side . I had a blue liner in one of my little pond and was forever cleaning it till I read the growth help s so much . I think freddyboy washed the sides of his pond and water test went a bit shit after losing the bio . I could be making it up in my head but I think it's right haha

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    I did pressure wash mine down. Because i had the dreaded black algi.
    It is quite toxic. Some one on here put it on there lawn. And it burnt the grass away. So it was hurting my fish. Trace gave me a bit of advice how to get rid of it.
    You Basicley have to reverse everything. Like my air. Sunlight in the top pond. But i also decided to pressure wash everything.
    And it all worked.
    It was a nightmare. It took my pond about a month to get my water parameters back to normal.
    So yes your pond is one big bio mass.
    I aint got a clue on colours. Eventually no matter the colours the bio and weed grow over it anyway lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pointy View Post
    Thanks for the words of encouragement guys, I will try and find my camera, blow off the dust and take some pics over the next couple of days (I do have one serious problem, which I could really use a builders advice on)


    Incidentally the top coat is actually green, well the the 1 1/2 inches above the water is anyway.

    Get back on it Pointy your enthusiasm will surely return then

    Best Wishes,

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    Pointys Murky Puddle Upgrade

    From me too fella, had a few setbacks on this one myself, cough, but no going back now!!
    Can’t afford any fish mind you lol
    I’m off down Yateley village fair to win myself some goldies


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    Quote Originally Posted by freddyboy View Post
    I did pressure wash mine down. Because i had the dreaded black algi.
    It is quite toxic. Some one on here put it on there lawn. And it burnt the grass away. So it was hurting my fish. Trace gave me a bit of advice how to get rid of it.
    You Basicley have to reverse everything. Like my air. Sunlight in the top pond. But i also decided to pressure wash everything.
    And it all worked.
    It was a nightmare. It took my pond about a month to get my water parameters back to normal.
    So yes your pond is one big bio mass.
    I aint got a clue on colours. Eventually no matter the colours the bio and weed grow over it anyway lol

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    Yeah "black" algae is Cyanobacteria ... it's nasty stuff ... at first I was taking it out with bare hands and it made them really itchy too ...

    That's great it worked for you ... I think you're the only person that has tried what I said to do to cure it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Trace View Post
    Yeah "black" algae is Cyanobacteria ... it's nasty stuff ... at first I was taking it out with bare hands and it made them really itchy too ...

    That's great it worked for you ... I think you're the only person that has tried what I said to do to cure it ...
    Yeah trace it worked it was horrble like oily stuff. You explained it well.

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