Water temperature.

[Willo]

As the last week England has been a lot hotter than normal my pond temps gone up to 22.5 today, is this temp ok??
As my pond is oblong I've got about a third covered to keep the sun off, I've also got 3 air bricks running constantly. Because of where my pump is situated and the air bricks I have a fairly good water movement.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

As the last week England has been a lot hotter than normal my pond temps gone up to 22.5 today, is this temp ok??
As my pond is oblong I've got about a third covered to keep the sun off, I've also got 3 air bricks running constantly. Because of where my pump is situated and the air bricks I have a fairly good water movement.

Relax! 23C - 24C is considered the ideal median temperature for Koi and Goldfish. You can begin to get concerned if the water temps reach 30C and above.

 

[addy1]

Mine is 25c right now. 77f it can get to 84f quite often in the summer, the fish do fine. My pond is full sun with lots of water movement.

 

[Dave 54]

Willo a nod was sent out from our health officer that we should all think about adding extra airstones to our pond's , and that we should also make sure the diaphrams are not old and if so that they should be replaced .
Spraying water above the pond also helps cool the air above the pond ..

Dave

 

[Timothy]

Addy, when your pond water temps get into the 80's and the fish start sweating, does it change your water chemistry much?

 

[addy1]

Addy, when your pond water temps get into the 80's and the fish start sweating, does it change your water chemistry much?

lol no! They use deodorant.