Welcome to the forum if this is your first posting. Very nice layout. Your choice for water flow is borderline for a falls that high. Refer to the pump flow chart either in the directions or on the Manufacturer's website. Figure every 10 feet of hose equals 1 foot of elevation when you begin to determine how much water is actually flowing out of the falls. Always use the next size hose for better flow. Always better to think there is too much than to think, "Oh I should have gotten the bigger pump". You can always divert the flow. Elbows also decrease efficiency. For a really nice display go for a 2x capacity even 3x. It is all a matter of taste and what effect you are trying to achieve. You can trip the water rushing down the falls with a bowling ball boulder at the bottom or force the turbulance down to the bottom of the pond to keep the layers of the water column moving and mixing. Add more rocks on the falls to change the tones. You'll have massive air exchange on the falls. The water will release CO2, and gain O2, thus helping keep a balance. That's a good thing for a well planted pond and any pond for that matter. -Philip

> DD is almost 8 and wants to be a vegetarian b/c she feels sorry for the animals. We explained that you have to eat vegetables to be a vegetarian. Man cannot live on bread alone but my DD sure would like to try! Bless her heart! I know the feeling. Yesterday, after releasing a possum (trapped in my garden) at a lake 10 miles away, I was warned by a MO Dept of Conservation agent to not do it again unless I kill them first. Ditto the raccoons I catch. I have no problem with setting out mousetraps, but do have a problem killing larger animals and even some insects. I was raised to respect animals & that if you shoot something while sport hunting you eat it. Best not let her read Peter Tompkins's "The Secret Life of Plants" LOL! Since reading "The China Study" a year ago, I've cut way back on meat in my diet. > So this morning I ask little girl if she would like pasta bake for lunch. She looks at me and says "Ick. I don't like pasta bake." Oh the joys of 6 years old. Been there... LOL!

Agree with above considerations. I would measure depth and width of rack. If you are going from conventional to convection the depth can be less. The actual measurement they give for the inside dimension of an oven may not have anything to do with useable space. Also look at rack spacing and dead space on the top and bottom. Is it important to fit two side by side 9x13 pans? Not space related but I would look at light placement as some have lighting from the back or lower part of oven that makes it hard to see.

Noah You don't need to ask me for 'forgivness', rather you forgive me for sticking my nose in - I really don't want to preach but at the same time I know that you are very enthusiastic (THAT IS GOOD!!!) and you do rush to post. So I hope you take it as an advice. And I realize that you post from the phone - if you could re-read what you type, you'll find out that sometimes your sentences don't make sense because of lack of punctuation. (Spelling is another thing - but I know all about autoCorrect...) We all know you love your cacti and looks like you are growing them successfully. And it is great to have young ppl here too! I am sure that soil/potting mix dries up much faster for you than for me in 'cold' Canada. That's why there are recommendations for different ratios of materials in mixes. Rina