bill..thank you for filling in the picture we have the underground tank...it does not rain in some seasons... and here there has been droughts..and bush fires.... very threatening..last 3 years plenty of rain...however when drought arrives one will not see a drop...never water the garden... it all relies on mother nature.. the water from underground man made tank... is pumped to house..the pump is under house so electricity must be used..
cos house is some distance from electricity pole and grid...cannot put solar panels..as far to expensive... from grid the electricity goes underground..that happened 35 years ago when house was built.. you have to have connection to grid to get solar in the pipeline ..so to speak... .. do you not have monsoons?... i was in thailand in august/ sept 1974..it was very steamy and humid..merle Merle, It does rain a lot in Thailand during some parts of the year. Right now we are in the hot and dry season. All the 'khlongs' (creeks) that would be fed by runoff from the mountain are bone dry. In fact there are many fires on the mountains now. Sometimes at night the fires in the distance look like lava flows. It hasn't rained here for probably 2 months or more. It should start raining a little soon however. When I say 'pay for water' I mean pay for the electricity used to pump the water from the well up to my large cistern (approx 50K liters) at the top of my land. From there the water is gravity-fed down to my property and 20 other houses (small bamboo huts really). My well is 400 meters deep and it is another 500 meters up to the top of my land. Moving water in through a 2-inch pipe up 900 meters takes a lot of power. In this case electricity. I do have some solar collectors but nothing even close to be able to gather and support that amount of power need. We (and all our neighbors) do have smaller ceramic and aluminum cisterns that are used to collect rain water from our roofs, but of course they are only effective during the rainy seasons. ...Bill! --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@...> wrote: > > > >  bill....  water is collected from the sky here...have underground > tank..the ponds are fed by rain water..i thought it rained a great deal in > thailand..tropical?...what do you mean pay for water?...get a tank and > collect the rain..merle >  > Merle, > > Everyone's invited to join the Yahoo! Zen Forum. > > Water is at a premium here on my mountain. All the water we have is from our > well. I'm not planning on building any ponds. I don't want to have to > maintain one, or pay for the water it would take to keep one viable. > > ...Bill! > > --- In [email protected], Merle Lester <merlewiitpom@> wrote: > > > > > > > >  here in this garden there are 3 ponds..with the rubber lining..that's > > where the black snakes likes to hang out..there were gold fish for years.. > > > > however birds have cotton on to it and eat them..the "billabong" at the > > bottom of the garden had huge koi in it.... > >  > > however that leaked and the fish were taken to a nearby very large dam in > > large garden nursery where there a hundreds of them... > > > > the billabong has a concrete base now..and what ever gold fish there are > > the birds catch those as well.. > > > > once apon a time the goldfish were dinner plate size... > > '' > > hey edgar do you think the bob bloke is ok to invite to the forum?.... > > > > hey bill a pond is a great idea..brings frogs..you maybe might reconsider > > this... > > > > what's holding you back?.. > > merle > > > > > >  > > Bill, > > > > Normally a butyl rubber liner is used to make koi ponds watertight. It's > > very difficult with tile as it always eventually leaks though you'll have > > less trouble in your freeze free area... > > > > Your koi will feel much more secure and at home and less stressed if they > > have some big water plants and hiding places. Some lotus and other plants > > would be ideal assuming it gets sun. Also it's better to have natural algae > > growing on the sides and bottom (though not very green water) for them to > > nibble on. > > > > Also all chemicals should be avoided if at all possible. Do you have well > > water or chlorinated water? > > > > Edgar > > > > > > > > > > On Apr 14, 2013, at 8:06 PM, Bill! wrote: > > > >  > > >Edgar, > > > > > >It was my intention to make fish pond next to my front stairs. I had it > > >tiled to make it watertight. My plans were to line that with rock and to > > >put in a rock waterfall at the end nearest the house. > > > > > >This whole effort proved to be more work than I had anticipated so I > > >eventually abandoned those plans. The 'pond' has now been filled in and > > >has been covered with a wooden trellis that is covered with orchids. > > > > > >...Bill! > > > > > >--- In [email protected], Edgar Owen <edgarowen@> wrote: > > >> > > >> Bill, > > >> > > >> I see you have a koi pond but it looks more like a swimming pool. I also > > >> have a couple of koi ponds in my garden joined by waterfalls and a small > > >> stream. > > >> > > >> How come yours isn't outside and more natural? Animal problems perhaps? > > >> > > >> Edgar > > >> > > > > > > > > >
