Stunning amount of ice! Does the bubbler increase the depth of ice by
moving 32 degree water to the surface to melt the forming ice?
Our MS ice sometimes gets 1" thick here in the Jackson area.
Jim
John Bachman wrote:
On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:44:13 GMT, CanadianCowboyİ
wrote:
I would leave them in the pond with no cover so you can easily see what
is happening from a distance. Let any pumps you have run but disconnect
any hoses and just let the water circulate underneath.
This will generate enough heat to open up a hole.
I did this last winter and didn't lose a fish and believe me it gets
cold here in Canada !
Here is what I do, it may be helpful and then maybe not. I am in New
Hampshire, not as cold as Canada but still cold.
I operate a bubbler to keep an opening in the ice. My pond is 40
inches deep and the ice gets to be 18 - 20 inches thick. The first
year I ran the bubbler from an aquarium pump but found that when it
gets really cold the pump cannot produce enough pressure so I switched
to my compressor.
Last year I set it up to run from the compressor (in my detached
garage so the noise is not an issue) all winter. That worked great,
no problems and no lost fish. Too bad because I have too many fish.
Good luck.
John
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