"Peter Pan" wrote in message
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I thought of shutting off the filter, but then what about the Bio
Load? Without water running through the filter, you'll loose the
helpful bacteria
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Those bacteria become inactive when it's cold enough for the fish to drop
to
the bottom for the winter. Pull the filter and rinse it good with pond
water. Plenty will be in a resting state ready to "wake up" in the spring
..
:-) I know.... that's how I've been doing it since 1995. Never had an
ammonia surge in spring.
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RM....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
rec.ponder since late 1996.
Zone 6. Middle TN USA
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