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1 PKWS June 2016 Issue Editor: Carol Mathis PRESIDENTIAL PONDERING I hope this newsletter finds you all well. We have made it to the middle of the year, so hurray to all! This week, we will be meeting at the home of Syed and Zubia Mehdi. If you have not had a chance to see their pond, it is beautiful and full of color. And, if we are lucky, their daughter will play something on the piano for us. The last time we were there, that was a delightful treat. A few things that I would like everyone to be thinking about for the meeting: Bill Botkin has some koi food for sale and would like to know if the club wants him to purchase more at contractor/wholesale prices. We have exhausted our supply of de-chlorinator. In the past, we have purchased it in bulk and then divided it into pound bags. We can do this again if anyone is interested. We will be having a club business meeting at the September meeting. I hope everyone can plan on being there. At the last meeting, there was a strong interest in having a full business meeting to discuss the future of the club and what direction the members want the club to go in. Please start sending me topics that you would like to have discussed at that meeting. Nothing is off the table, but I would like to have a set agenda prior to the meeting so we can hit all the topics that are necessary to be discussed. I hope to see everyone at the Mehdi home for some good food, good friends, and a good time. See you on Saturday. Brannon

2 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 2 PKWS 2016 OFFICERS President: Brannon Raines VP: Mary Ellen McClain Secretary: Mary Ann Penix Treasurer: Cecelia Smith APPOINTED OFFICES: Membership: Cecelia Smith Pritchett Property Manager: Leo Bollinger Newsletter: Carol Mathis Webmaster: Brannon Raines JUNE SOCIAL Saturday, June 11, 2016 At 5:30 pm Syed and Zubia Mehdi 5126 King Arthur Drive Charlotte, NC Telephone: DIRECTIONS: Take I-485 towards Pineville/Huntersville. Take exit 59 for Rea Road. Keep right at the fork and merge onto Rea Road. Turn left onto Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Turn right onto Tom Short Road. Turn right onto King Arthur Drive. 2

3 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 3 PIEDMONT KOI AND WATERGARDEN SOCIETY Minutes of May 14, 2016 The May meeting of the PKWS met at the home of Don and Mary Ann Penix. At 6:50 P.M. President Raines called the meeting to order. There were sixteen people present. Old Business: None New Business: A discussion was had regarding the Penix pond, filtration, etc. Mary Ann Penix won the poster give away. Carol Mathis discussed the pond pull at Lisa Warren s. The koi sale netted over $ The club gets 10%. A financial report was given by Cecelia Smith. A koi show was discussed, possibly joining ZNA to co-host a show. A discussion was had regarding a pond tour joining a garden tour. The idea of sending prospective members a newsletter was discussed. The club also discussed every 1-2 years having a required membership meeting to discuss club outcomes. Our September meeting will be a business meeting. We will discuss our agenda. The August meeting will be hosted by Cathy Goodrich, December at home of Ken Rambo and Gina Navarrete. Ken Rambo will prepare a survey for the September meeting and send to members. The embroidery lady is going out of business. Bring your items for embroidering to Brannon at next meeting. ($10/each). Ray Bell suggested having a lunch or brunch meeting in the winter months. A motion for adjournment was made by Leo Bollinger. The motion was seconded by Wayne Pritchett. The motion passed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Mary Ann Penix, Secretary 3

4 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page SOCIAL CALENDAR June 11 Syed and Zubia Medhi July 9 Miles and Mary Martha Weiner August 13 - Cathy Goodrich September 10 Brannon and LeeAnn Raines October 8 Phyllis and Larry Rosen November 12 - O P E N need volunteer December 10 Ken Rambo and Gina Navarrete 4

5 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 5 PKWGS 2016 YTD Beginning Balance $ 15, $ 14, Income Dues New Members $ $ Dues Existing Members $ Name Tags Ordered $ - Sodium Thiosulfate Sold $ $ Total Income $ $ Expenses Club Web Site Hosting $ Name Tags Purchased $ $ AKCA Annual Dues $ - AKCA Premium Liability Ins. $ - Total Expenses $ $ Ending Balance $15, $15,

6 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 6 Chloramine Removal Products With many municipal water systems switching over to Chloramines, your present chlorine removal agent can become obsolete overnight! Many areas of the country have plans to switch, or have already switched to chloramines, due to federal guidelines relating to water sanitization. There is no notification requirement regarding any impending switchover, though some water companies have begun educating customers. LINKS TO MORE CHLORAMINE INFORMATION: 1..pdf flyer from a municipal water authority 2. Newsletter describing chloramines 3. From the Water Company s Web Site in html Chloramines are very stable antiseptics that act more slowly than chlorine but remain active for longer in water. Chloramines are generally prepared from chlorine and ammonia (one-quarter to one-half as much ammonia as chlorine) or ammoniac salts. Chloramines are much more stable (lasting weeks) than chlorine and can provide a reservoir or bank of chlorine making it a more reliable sanitizer while also reducing the presence of suspected carcinogenic or mutagenic disinfection oxidative byproducts known as Trihalomethanes (THMs). Conventional Chlorine removers will break the bond between Chlorine and Ammonia leaving free Ammonia. Ammonia is very harmful to gill tissue and damage is cumulitive throughout the life of the fish. While biological processes (filtration) can reduce the free ammonia levels in your aqaurium (if using a conventional chlorine removal product), your fish are still exposed to these high levels of ammonia for the duration of the nitrification process of ammonia-nitrite-nitrate. To insure the lowest exposure levels for your fish choose a water conditioner specifically designed to remove chloramines and not just one which breaks the bond of Chlorine/Ammonia. If the product does not say Removes Ammonia then it is probably only breaking the bond and not removing Chloramines-Ammonia. Also remember, Chloramine sanitized water cannot be aerated or aged to provide fish safe levels as is sometimes done with Chlorine treated water. NewPond is a full function water conditioner similar to Ultimate but in an easy to use and easy to ship dry version. Concentrated with additional slime coat polymers for a superior powdered product. Contains ClorAm-X. Removes Chloramines, Chlorine and Ammonia. Detoxifies nitrite and heavy metals adds an alkalinity booster and ph stabilizer Adds physiologically active electrolytes to reduce stress in fish, plants and invertebrates. Boosts the establishment and performance of biological filters. Replaces lost or damged skin slime on fish. Also being successfully used as a shipping agent due to the effective ammonia removing properties and extra skin slime polymers. Chlorine Removal Products: Conventional chlorine removers. These economically neutralize chlorine at 1 drop per gallon of tap water but does not remove Ammonia. If your water contains chloramines we recommend using Ultimate or ChlorAmX. If you only have conventional chlorine in your tap water then use our #CRSTC - Sodium thiosulfate crystals or liquid #CR-1G as an economical Chlorine remover. Use our Stress Coat for chlorine removal and to neutralize heavy metals and add aloe vera for slime coat replacement on fish. We also carry a crystal form of water conditioner - Start Right which will treat 4320 gallons, removes chlorine, stimulates natural slime growth, neutralizes heavy metals, adds beneficial electrolytes. 6

7 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 7 Sodium Thiosulfate: The most economical choice for conventional chlorine removal. There is a wide range of dosage recommendations for ST chlorine removal. We base our dosage 3.5 ppm ST / 1 ppm chlorine. Tap water can contain between 0.2 and up to 4 ppm as maximum recommended by US EPA. Most municipal water supplies contain between ppm chlorine. To be sure use chlorine test kit to determine if you are using adequate ST to neutralize the amount of chlorine present in your water. Be aware that your water authority can change chlorine concentrations without alerting you, as long as they do not exceed EPA limits of 4 ppm. If your water contains chloramines then also take note that conventional chlorine removers such as ST will still break the bond of Chlorine and Ammonia but will leave free ammonia which is very harmful to livestock. Use a product such as CloAmX or Ultimate instead. For large bodies of water such as ponds or central systems ST can be used directly in the water at a ratio of 13 gms/1000 gallons. For smaller systems or stand alone aquariums it is best to prepare a stock solution. We recommend a 16% stock ST solution which provides about 1 drop per gallon chlorine removal. Items recommended for all koi keepers: 1. A good test kit - AP1 Pond Master Kit available at local pet stores. 2. An ammonia killer - AMQUEL PLUS is available at local pet stores. 3. Beneficial Bacteria to aid filters and maintain heathly bacteria 4. A quarantine tank - recommend a container of at least 150 gallons. 5. A good air pump and air stones to add oxygen to your pond or your quarantine tank. 6. If you desire to salt your pond a cheap alternative can be obtained at Lowes. Water softener salt in the blue bag. Do not use household salt because it contained iodine. 7. Spring regimen would be to use a produce like Proform C, or a product that contains malachite green and formalin. This product is effective against diseases caused by Ich, Costia, Trichodina, Chilodonella, Oodinium and fungal infections. Followed by Praziquantel, which treats for flukes. Follow the instructions given by the manufacturers. Dr. Sam Young indicated that this was a good all around application that covers most all of the nasty things that can affect your fish. 8. A good net 7

8 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page PKWGS Roster Last Name First Name City, State, ZIP Phone Number Bell Ray & Jane Tega Cay, SC tegacayhammock@gmail.com Botkin Bill & Cyndi, Hannah Indian Trail, NC billbotkin@gmail.com Brinkman Carl & Felicia Santos Charlotte, NC carl@netefex.com fsantos@netefex.com DeMarco Doreen & Mark Solan Charlotte, NC demarcosolan@gmail.com Fetzer Carl & Lauri Charlotte, NC cfetzer51@gmail.com Goodrich Catherine Charlotte, NC mocpicklequeen@hotmail.com Hinshaw Linda & Jean Van Dyke Charlotte, NC jlvanshaw@icloud.com Hutchison Dana Rock Hill, SC redoak366@yahoo.com Mathis Leo Bollinger & Carol Concord, NC caomah@aol.com McClain Terry & Mary Ellen Charlotte, NC memcclain@carolina.rr.com (Mary Ellen) tkmcclain@carolina.rr.com (Terry) Pedernales John & Leslie Charlotte, NC John.Pedernales@mergent.com Penix Don & Mary Ann Charlotte, NC wovennc@aol.com dpenix@carolina.rr.com Powell Kenneth & Carlotta Harrisburg, NC ckpowell@ctc.net Pritchett Wayne & Cecelia Smith Ft. Mill, SC ckscats@comporium.net (Cecelia) waynep@comporium.net (Wayne) Raines Brannon & LeeAnn Midland, NC jeep@carolina.rr.com Rankin Jon & Kathy Albemarle, NC JandK-P@JKRMAIL.NET Reiter Jeff & Renee Rock Hill, SC jeff_reiter@earthlink.net Rambo Ken & Gina Navarrete Charlotte, NC rambo-navarrete@hotmail.com Rosen Larry & Phyllis Waxhaw, NC larryrosen@windstream.net Scholl Eileen & Richard Fuqua Charlotte, NC eileen.scholl@gmail.com Sloan Mike & Lisa Charlotte, NC msloannc@gmail.com Spears Joe & Maggie Conover, NC jgspears@gmail.com Sullivan Richard & Pamela Charlotte, NC pamelatsullivan@yahoo.com Swieczkowski LeAnn & Kathy Connolly Charlotte, NC lski1817@gmail.com Theroux Marcia & Ralph Harrisburg, NC mathero@aol.com Weiner Myles & Mary Martha Charlotte, NC mweiner@grncharlotte.com (Myles) mmmweiner@gmail.com (Mary Martha) Wicker Robert & Suzanna Charlotte, NC bobbysuzanna@mac.com Wisner Richard & Tony Bouldin Charlotte, NC richard@wisnerappraisals.com If your name is not on the list, we have not received your 2016 dues, which were due by March 31,

9 PKWS June 2016 Issue Page 9 PKWS M E M B E R S H I P F O R M The Piedmont Koi and Watergarden Society (PKWS) is a not for profit organization. The membership year runs from January 1st through December 31st. Annual Membership Dues for a family for the first year is $55.00 AND INCLUDES UP TO TWO (2) NAME BADGES. Additional nametags may be purchased at a cost of $15.00 each. For renewing members the dues are $24.00 Please complete the following form and return it with your membership dues to: Cecelia Smith, Caroline Acres Rd, Ft Mill, SC Please print clearly (this information will only be used for club records). Please print your names) as you would like them to appear on your name tag(s). You can also find an electronic copy of this form on our website. Name(Last): (First) Address: City: State: Zip: Signature: Date: Address: Telephone # Membership Dues: (New member) $55.00 or (Renewal) $24.00(Circle One) Additional Name tags ($15.00) TOTAL ENCLOSED: Visit us on the web at 9