Another month flies by, and we've been working on the dam water quality. I have been reading about the venturi effect and decided to make a venturi and set it up down at the dam in order to oxygenate the water. The idea is that the oxygen will help settle the excess iron from the water and clear it up a bit. Marty can swim well, so he put the pipe down in the middle of the dam!
The venturi works, although it drains the 22,500L header tank very quickly, like over night! We decided to go ahead and get two solar panels for the pump so we can run the venturi more often. That meant a trip down to Victoria to pick them up and thankfully the border closures had stopped the day before, and we decided to go quickly before they closed them down again. Thankfully we avoided the whole mask stuff, and the business we went to were not pandering to the fear either.
We've spent the last few days putting up a stand for the panels, Marty digging in the hot sun, yesterday we made about 10 or 11 (little) loads of concrete to hold the posts up, and today we're going to attach the panels, all going well. The wind has been terrible lately, and we were held up by some awfully hot weather. It has been over 40°C, and up to 43°C the other day. (109.4°F) We're all coping pretty well so far.
Mum, Mike and Sarah came to visit down from Queensland finally, when their border opened up. We looked after Sarah for a few days while they went down to Nana's place for a visit. Sarah seemed to enjoy being a carnivore! She ate the same foods Marty and I did, with farm fresh eggs. Her fur became softer, and it was shedding a lot less by the time they came home again! Sadly, none of them are carnivore now, but I bet Sarah won't forget her time here with us.
Anyway, like I said, we have panels to put up today. Hope you all have a lovely day!