On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 21:47:36 -0700, "Bill Oertell"
wrote:

Does anyone know if there are any pond pumps that also refrigerate the water
that passes through it? It's getting really hot here in the Sacramento Valley.
The pond got to 80 today and could get hotter. Throwing the contents of the ice
maker into the pond only lowers the temperature by one degree. Not really much
help.


You can purchase 'shade cloth' from many industrial supply stores and it comes
in many colors, lighter colors are better than darker ones or black. Have a
few tie-off points and possibly some support if it's a huge pond and simply
slide the cloth over your pond on the really hot days. You could do it a foot
over the water or 8 feet up so you could still enjoy the pond.

Ice and cooling systems are nice, but EXPENSIVE and inefficient. You're best
bet is to keep the water from getting that HOT as opposed to trying to cool
it.

For the longer term, plant some good shade trees on the side of your pond
where the sun comes from the most and cover more of your pond with floating
plants to shade it.

If money and the planet's resources are of no concern to you you can simply
let your garden hose run into the pond and let the water go down your
overflow.... tap water is normally around 50 degrees.

James, Seattle (where "too hot" makes us laugh)