Dengue is a PITA. I will have immunity for only about 3 months and just from the one type that I had. I think there are 4 sub types. The actual fever only lasted about 8 days but it took my immune system down so far that I had no energy, and was susceptible to anything that came along. I got a lung infection, a couple other minor illnesses and I just haven't had the strength to do much for the last 6 weeks. I'm getting better, it was such a slow improvement that for awhile I was really depressed that nothing was getting better. It is though, I'm almost back to my old self and really happy about it. The mosquito that carries dengue is diurnal, very small and adapted to urban living. It likes to hang out under restaurant tables, under the couch, etc and I don't react much to the bites so I don't notice them. It's hard to remember to spray when you don't notice they are biting you. We've had a bad year for dengue here, political changes that cut the funding for prevention and a very wet fall and winter so they are continuing to breed.
I don't want to change the filter set up too much as it is working very well for that pond and fish, I'd just like more lush growth from the plants. Limestone is not optimal but I live on a limestone peninsula and the water is already very, very hard and high PH. Plus, it is a concrete pond. After 4 years, the PH in that pond is at about 8.2 which is much lower than it was. I have to only get fish that can handle than kind of PH. These cichlids are African and from a high PH area, they do well here. Mollies and guppies and Angel fish also do well, no Discus though.
I can live with the slow growth of the pothos if I have to, I'd just like to see it look better.
