I used to use the type of heater that you put in a dogs outdoor watering
bowl bucket for a few years (BIG water bucket - people who had Piranees left
them at our house) and it worked fine but after they died (the heaters) I
didn't replace them because I decide that if I wanted the fish to go without
food that I should probably let them have cold temperatures....

DK

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EliezerE wrote:

I have read of people's varying experience with putting a submersible
aquarium
heater in an outdoor pond over the winter. I think Ingrid did it
succesfully.
Can anyone provide personal experiences, what to do and not to do? I am
trying
to keep a lotus alive in an above-ground stock tank in Chicago that is
too
heavy (read I am too lazy) to move and store, and want to put in a
heater and
coer the whole thing with white foam insulation board. I'm not worried
about
the rosy reds and feeder goldfish that were in there to eat mosquitoes,
but
want to prevent solid freezing.
Thanks!



Ive used 250+ watt sub. heaters in outside stock tanks but it
just barely worked even w/ 4" insulation around the tanks.


a 500 or 1000 watt "fireplug" may work but it needs a sm. pump



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