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    M42 Lens for Insects flower closeups

    Hi all. I have a Canon EOS M and use an adapter to mount M42 lenses as they are cheaper than the canon lenses. Could anyone recommend what M42 lens I should be looking at to get very close up images of insects and flowers? Hints on make, focal length, f stop would all be great as I know very...
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    M42 Lens for Insects flower closeups

    Hi all. I have a Canon EOS M and use an adapter to mount M42 lenses as they are cheaper than the canon lenses. Could anyone recommend what M42 lens I should be looking at to get very close up images of insects and flowers? Hints on make, focal length, f stop would all be great as I know very...
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    Stagnant Pond

    What happens to the Barley Straw that's been mentioned once you dump it in the pond? How does it clear duckweed? Do you have to fish it out after a while?
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    Stagnant Pond

    Did a bit more clearing and cleaning of and around the pond today. Saw two frogs and lots of newts. The 'experts' at Aquamania had not heard of the plants sugested by King Edward. And instead offered me the standard fish tank type plant, just visible next to the water pump. I gradually filled up...
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    Stagnant Pond

    There is no way I'm getting in that pond
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    Stagnant Pond

    I'm too sentimental to evict the fish. it's only small, perhaps 6cm. i do wonder how it got there though. i didn't see any sign of other animals. I'll clear all the leaves i can, get some new plants and have a good tidy up around the edges. i will make a wooden ramp for frogs and fill up with...
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    Stagnant Pond

    ...the pond
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    Stagnant Pond

    It seems my idea of stagnant and that of mother nature are somewhat different. After dragging one end of a hosepipe through thorn bushes and brambles to the bottom of a neighbouring field, I started the syphoning process with a gobful of stagnant pond water. After draining about 30% of the...
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    Stagnant Pond

    King Edward, thanks for the plant info, that's valuable stuff. I'm less interested in aesthetics, preferring native plants that are good for the pond ecolog. I know Andy said not to use chemicals, but is there a way to combat the nitrates in tap water?
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    Stagnant Pond

    Thanks Andy, I'll follow your advice and let you know how i get on.
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    Stagnant Pond

    thank you all for the advice. yes the pond has a lining, can't remember if it's prefab or plastic liner but it has one. so i will try and get all the water out. clean it up and then fill it with tap water. i have heard about declorinator and pond bombs. are these a good option. what plants...
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    Stagnant Pond

    Apologies if there is a better suited forum for this post. my thinking was that experts on amphibians might also be experts on ponds... Today I cleaned my grandma's pond, which is about 1m x 2m x 0.5m. It was hidden by overgrown bushes which i have cut back. It had a very thick layer of...
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    Unconfident Mushroom ID

    Hi Nick, I thought moths were hard, and mushrooms would be easy to identify in comparison, but mushrooms are really tricky! Thanks for your help. Richard
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    Unconfident Mushroom ID

    Saw this in a meadow above a reservoir in East Lancashire. Im very new to mushrooms, had a look at Roger Phillips and took a stab at Egghead Mottlegill but I'm not confident with that ID. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks, Richard
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    Mushroom for Id

    That's very helpful, and an interesting explanation. Thanks again!
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