I am in Ga. Zone 8 I am running a pressure filter and an external UV light. Should i go by the water Temp's or the weather Temp's?
I may be the one that is doing it wrong here.... so someone please correct me I am, but I am in zone 7, so I run my pump and pressure filter year round. In my three winters with my pond the lowest I have ever seen my water temperature is 37 degrees.
After having a bad first year with my pond..... I keep a close watch on my pond and I check my fish and water temperature every day so when I say 37 degrees it was during a pretty good cold spell..... for most of the winter it’s 45 or aboveI am in 7b. Never realized it got that cold in TN. I do what I mentioned above as I just choose not to stress the fish as much as the 30F's do but many people shut down completely using a bubbler or de-icer. 25 years back when I had a different filtration system and a smaller pond, I also ran it all year round. Always used a de-icer though. We can get cold snaps lasting long periods of time from 0-20F ... I don't know if there's a right or wrong really. I haven't lost a koi in over 10 years though. I choose to run the skimmer & waterfall for circulation and some basic filtration keeping my main equipment off.
This structure for the 4 months keeps it clean + the skimmer does take care of small things that get through. I made a shot and
labeled it, hung it in my shed so each year assembly is a walk in the park. The labeled shot is recent as I replanted the bare spots.
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I'm in 7 and have had ice as much as 3" thick for a week or more. I still leave everything running 24/7-365.
I am in 7b. Never realized it got that cold in TN. I do what I mentioned above as I just choose not to stress the fish as much as the 30F's do but many people shut down completely using a bubbler or de-icer. 25 years back when I had a different filtration system and a smaller pond, I also ran it all year round. Always used a de-icer though. We can get cold snaps lasting long periods of time from 0-20F ... I don't know if there's a right or wrong really. I haven't lost a koi in over 10 years though. I choose to run the skimmer & waterfall for circulation and some basic filtration keeping my main equipment off.
This structure for the 4 months keeps it clean + the skimmer does take care of small things that get through. I made a shot and
labeled it, hung it in my shed so each year assembly is a walk in the park. The labeled shot is recent as I replanted the bare spots.
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The net is a Dewitt. Buy one every 3 or 4 years. Between the net and the skimmer running , pond stay immaculate. It's 1/4" and the material won't shred as it's a poly with UV .... Great net. Been using the same one for as long as I can remember.
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