"Lydia" wrote in message
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Any opinions on de-icers? Which ones are good ones? Features that are must
haves? I see the Thermo-Pond De-Icer a lot
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...N=62728+113087 .
Anyone have that one and a review of it?

Thanks much,
Lydia

It depends on the zone in which you live, the pond size, and the wattage of the
de-icer. The one advertized at the link you provided as only 100 watts, which
won't do much good for most average sized ponds. I used the one at the link
below last winter, and it worked fine. Although the ad says it is for 50-600
gallon ponds, my pond is 1400 gallons. This one is 1,250 watts, which is over
ten times more wattage than the one you are interested in:

http://www.improvementscatalog.com/p... pt%5Fid=12130

There are others available as well:

http://www.macarthurwatergardens.com...rs/deicers.htm

http://www.pondsolutions.com/pond-heaters.htm