dave @ stejonda wrote:
In message , ned
writes

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My pump runs 24/365. The running water ensures open water at the
inflow during freeze conditions. And my fish survive - to my
knowledge, for twelve years they have survived.
Oh, I *will* endorse the warning about not physically breaking
surface ice. Quite right, sir ...... although I've never faced the
need.

where in the UK are you Ned / DaveDay ?

East Midlands - which isn't renowned as the English Riviera and
certainly won't sustain outdoor grapes. :-)

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ned