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I live in Phoenix AZ where the Summers get to 120 and the winters
usually dont get below 35 but they can. I was wondering other than my Koi and various gold fish will any other species be able to live in these water conditions? Cheers, Chris |
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"Dude" wrote in message oups.com... I live in Phoenix AZ where the Summers get to 120 and the winters usually dont get below 35 but they can. I was wondering other than my Koi and various gold fish will any other species be able to live in these water conditions? Cheers, Chris The low temperature shouldn't be a problem. The high temperature can be a huge problem, even for Koi and goldfish. I hope you shade your pond (not that that would do much good if the ambient temperature is 120). If you can spare the expense, you might consider adding a chiller to your system (they are very pricey, though, especially if the piond is large). That would allow you to grow more species than you likely can now. Barring that, the larger the pond, the easier it is to maintain a constant moderate temperature. Of course, at the high temperature range, evaporation is a huge problem, as you no doubt, are aware. You might consider checking to see what native species you can raise (you will likely have to check with your state wildlife office to see what species are allowed). George |
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The temperature of your soil is probably 60-65oF. So the deeper your
pond (like 3 feet down) the cooler the pond will be. It is amazing how cold water will stay when it has 85% shading over the top. My friend in Alabama finally had to replace her shade cloth because her swimming pool never warmed up enough. An alternative is to have the pool so full of lilies that there is very little surface unshaded. Now ....... water sprayed into the air give off heat and the water that falls back into the pond is cool. However, Arizona mist system http://search.ebay.com/arizona-mist_W0QQfromZR40 is a way to keep cool and should be effective in keeping the pool cooler if the above methods dont work. I personally got one of those systems, complete with an outdoor fan to keep out bunnies cool in the hot summer. Then I got one for our guests and while Jo Ann was here visiting last summer I had a big bash in the backyard for her ... she came in from antiquing and was going into one of her heat strokes but I plopped her down with the misting all around her and a 6 pack of Gatorade and she was fine in 1/2 hour. I ended up ordering something like 24 of those units for friends who even mailed them out to their friends in the hot SW. I am assuming that the water coming out of the tap is around 65oF too. at some point the heat will be so intense that you will need to turn the waterfall off during the peak heat, but leave the air pump on to make sure oxygen is getting in. keep the air pump shaded, of course. for people with aquariums the suggesting is a clip on fan aimed across the surface of the water but plugged into a ground fault interrupter. Ingrid On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:03:06 CST, Dude wrote: I live in Phoenix AZ where the Summers get to 120 and the winters usually dont get below 35 but they can. I was wondering other than my Koi and various gold fish will any other species be able to live in these water conditions? Cheers, Chris |
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