In article 01dd01c76829$19bd1b40$6401a8c0@jgoverbeck,
"JGOverbeck" wrote:

We bought a house with a pond in central Texas. The pond is about13 feet by
7 feet and about 18 inches deep. We have a bunch of shubunkins - about 30 of
various sizes. My question is how to keep enough oxygen in the water during
the summer where temperatures can be in the 100s for many days. Do I use a
pump, plants or ...? If a pump, what is the best inexpensive solar pump and
how big a pump do I need? Our pond is a good distance from an electrical
outlet and although, using an electric cord is not out of the question, I
think we would prefer a solar pump. Any and all advice is welcomed. We just
want the fish to be happy!

Thanks,

Joanie

My pond's a tad smaller with about the same amount of fish. Plants are
important. Protects the fish from hot sun and competition keeps algae in
check. Water Hyacinth are very good since roots help filter water.
I'd look into doing a veggie filter for filtration. Google this. Don't
know how much you feed your fish, but they can poop a lot. 30 quite a
few.
I have a 1250 GPH in mine. Given my messy fish, I'm considering bumping
it up. I've got a bio-filter in my pond, I also have an external filter
(not great).

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