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[ZackThePondMaster]

so, as we all know, the summer days are long and hot, but winter will hit soon, any advice for keeping the fish alive? keep the falls running or just put an air stone in and hope for spring?

 

[addy1]

Has your fish been out in the winter before? Goldies are pretty tough. an airstone will keep a hole open for it.

The falls will probably freeze up, mine will be turned off.

 

[taherrmann4]

I have an aerator that I keep going. You also need to be sure your pond is deep enough. How deep is yours?

 

[fishin4cars]

I'll let those of you from the great white north help him out on this one. LOL we did get snow last year, We got to see some white on the ground for almost 24 hours. LOL I have lived here over ten years and only seen my pond freeze over once and then not completely because I do run a airstone. I can leave my pumps and filters running year round. although they are only mechanical filters at that point they still provide oxygen and keep the muck from settling on the bottom.

 

[j.w]

We only get freezing cold for a few days at a time and then back to 40's in winter usually. Sometimes the pond freezes but not very thick and I always leave my fountain pumps bubbling up and I have just a small aquarium pump also on the covered porch running air bubbles to the pond. In winter I turn the main waterfall pump off so cold water isn't circulated down to the bottom of the pond where the fish like to stay warmer.

 

[addy1]

Ice 8 inches thick last winter, waiting to see what happens this winter now that I have babies to protect.

 

[j.w]

Wow how ya gonna keep a hole open addy? Will and air stone work there or a bubble fountain. They work where I am but I'm not that cold

 

[addy1]

Going to try the air stone, make the bottom clean, and wait out the winter.

and it is tooooo early to talk about freezing.

 

[j.w]

Ok no talking about winter...............we are still waiting for summer.....feels like fall here today

 

[HARO]

Here in the G.W.N. we use stock tank de-icers to open a hole in the ice. I only get 6-8 inches of it on my pond, but large farm ponds will freeze to a depth of 2 or 3 feet. I only run the de-icer for about 6 hours maybe twice a week. Lets the bad gasses escape, and most of the fish survive! John

 

[taherrmann4]

Ok no talking about winter...............we are still waiting for summer.....feels like fall here today :lol:

Move to the midwest and you can have all the summer you want. Real feal is 112 degrees. I go outside to walk to the garden and pick some tomatoes and I am soaking wet from sweat in 5 minutes.

 

[addy1]

We hit 131 heat index here today, it was unreal hot

 

[ZackThePondMaster]

it was %#*$&en hot today addy! my poor goldie! i put some frozen water bottlesinto my pon, and i filled it with water from th hose and he looked happy, it was so hot today.

 

[j.w]

No thanks tmann, lived in Michigan for 2 yrs and too hot and too cold for me. I will stick around the N.W and if I ever did move it would prolly be down to SanDiego where it gets hot but the Santa Anna winds blow across the ocean and keep you cool...........that is if you live near the ocean :lol:

 

[addy1]

Start saving those pennies jw! it cost a few down there.