Hi everyone...
I've had my goldfish/koi pond up and running for 9 months or so. This is my first winter season. I wanted to check a few of my assumptions to make sure I'm doing everything correctly.
We've had an early cold spell so ice has come a little quicker than I expected.
I shut down my filter and water fall before the start of ice. I'm assuming it will remain off until the water warms in the spring. (correct)??
I have a small pond heater running to keep a spot open in the ice. It froze over solid last week and I had to create an opening and get the heater installed. All appears to be fine...
I quit feeding my fish when the water temp dropped below 50F and now especially as I have ice. This is correct. .. right? I've noticed that they are more active than I thought they would be (under the ice). I expected them to be pretty still or just barely moving by now. How much activity is normal?
is there anything else I should do to help my fish/pond make it through the winter?
thanks again..
Scott
I've had my goldfish/koi pond up and running for 9 months or so. This is my first winter season. I wanted to check a few of my assumptions to make sure I'm doing everything correctly.
We've had an early cold spell so ice has come a little quicker than I expected.
I shut down my filter and water fall before the start of ice. I'm assuming it will remain off until the water warms in the spring. (correct)??
I have a small pond heater running to keep a spot open in the ice. It froze over solid last week and I had to create an opening and get the heater installed. All appears to be fine...
I quit feeding my fish when the water temp dropped below 50F and now especially as I have ice. This is correct. .. right? I've noticed that they are more active than I thought they would be (under the ice). I expected them to be pretty still or just barely moving by now. How much activity is normal?
is there anything else I should do to help my fish/pond make it through the winter?
thanks again..
Scott