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Location : Former area of paddy land, Kg Bukit

Tempurung, Kuala Jempul, Negeri Sembilan


Ground Pool
Site
Selection
Source
of water
Type of
soil
Facility
Location

Initial Screening
The surrounding area and the old pool needs to be cleaned from wild trees, weed
and all plants that are not needed.
Drying
Drying period of 1-2 weeks commonly made, however there are times when the
pool needs to be dried for a longer time period, for example in the rainy season or
when the pool was too old to use.
Poisoning
Pool can not be dried should be poisoned to kill wild fish (predators). Use
organic poisons
Calcify
Practiced with flat scattering ashes cool lime powder ( hydrated ) on the surface of
the pond dry measure around 1kg/10m
Among the types of lime available in the market are :1) Hot ash lime ( quicklime
CaO ) : - effective quick , short- term effectiveness .2)Chalk white stone [ lime
stone - Ca ( CO3 ) 2 ] , effectively slowly but the effect long term .3) Cool gray
limestone ( slake / hydrated lime ) reacts rapidly and the effect quickly disappears.
Fertilizing and Irrigation
Pool fertilized to encourage the growth of natural food in the form of worms, snails, algae and water plants.
Two common types of fertilizer used is organic manure and chemical fertilizers
The water enters pool through a fine filter to prevent the entry of predators. Recommend shrimp released a
week after the water goes.