here in southern wisconsin not covering the pond means the fish go without food for 6
months. cover the pond with plastic and it cools down later, heats up sooner,
especially if it is in direct sun (mine isnt). 1600 gallons with 1.5 feed above
ground level, plastic, a 500 watt heater and a bucket filter and I fed my fish all
winter except 1 month. 2 years (knock wood) with no losses... also no meds needed.
this year I screwed up just got my plastic over just 1 week ago, but temp went from
40-49oF in 4 days and the koi are up to the top ... tomorrow I will feed them
lightly. Ingrid

Richard Tanzer wrote:
Keeping a nice size hole open in the ice is a challenge. Here in central
Wisconsin


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