On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:35:17 CST, "Henry & Carolyn"
wrote:

Hubby just discovered that our pond pump quit and pond is frozen. I've
heard people had that happen before and fish still survived. Is there any
possibility of that?

There is! One big problem of frozen ponds is gasses generated by
decaying mater under the ice. Venting can be most important. (Don't
use a hammer device to make a hole.) Holes can be made safely with a
battery operated hand drill and wood spade bit. An air line from an
aquarium pump dropped into the hole to promote enough circulation to
keep the hole open is all most of us need to do for fish under ice.
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Hal Middle Georgia, Zone 8
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