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BoyPete · 28-09-2006, 06:54 PM posted to rec.ponds

wrote:
You shouldn't keep the pump running. If you are keeping your fish in
the pond you should have a small pump that rests on the bottom of the
pond and has a solid extension reaching to just below the surface of
the water, leave this pump running. This will help keep a hole in the
pond and will allow the toxic gasses that build up escape.

NOTE: your pond should be at least 6 feet.... 2 meters deep to keep
the fish in the pond otherwise you need to bring your fish inside.

Lowest air temp here is around -4Deg.C. Garden is sheltered, and the pond
will be covered in bubble wrap. My late father had a a pond with fish for
many years, and never lost any to the cold.
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