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Winter fiter running
I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. Thanks -- niram |
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Winter fiter running
niram wrote:
I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. You might find some help through: http://www.kellysearch.co.uk/gb-product-137366.html Good luck! -- Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families! Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! ! ! ~Semper Fi~ |
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Winter fiter running
"niram" wrote in message ... I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. Thanks -- niram I keep the filter running to keep the wayer healthy - you'll still get a build up of toxins etc. as leaves and general flotsam rots down - the fountain can be turned off unless it's anythng other than decorative - this should guard it from freezing up as well |
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as long as you arent running the filter over anything outside the pond that might
tend to cool the water too much, no reason not to keep the pump going. I have a second, in pond filter I use in winter. I disconnect the pump from the veggie filter and connect it to the in pond filter when temps begin to drop in fall. Ingrid "niram" wrote in message ... I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://weloveteaching.com/puregold/ sign up: http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?...s=Group+lookup www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no compensation for running the Puregold list or Puregold website. I do not run nor receive any money from the ads at the old Puregold site. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zone 5 next to Lake Michigan |
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"niram" wrote in message ... I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. I just leave a small pump running to keep the top layer of colder water moving so an opening stays in the ice should there be a serious freeze. -- KL.... Frugal ponding since 1995. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({* |
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niram wrote:
I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. Thanks Like you, this will be my first winter with a pond. I'm on the SE outskits of London, and my garden is walled in all round, and is protected from the cold to some degree. I intend to leave pump, filter and fountain running. -- ßôyþëtë |
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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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Definitive Aquarium, Inc Custom Installation & Maintenance of Aquarium, Koi Ponds & Water Features 8014 Olsen Memorial Highway #255 Golden Valley, MN 55427 a href="http://definitiveaquarium.com"http://definitiveaquarium.com/a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ niram wrote: I hope someone can help me, I am new to pond fish keeping and wondering if you keep the filter and fountain running all winter. I have read several books but non say to keep it running. I have kept tropicals and marines for years now but only dug the pond and stocked it this year. I live in the North East of England. Thanks -- niram |
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"BoyPete" wrote in message ... 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. We don't lose them either here in zone 6 (USA) and we have some real cold snaps. My deepest pond is just over 3' deep. Putting the pump on the bottom may not be a good idea as the water has to stratify as it does in natural ponds. Keeping a small pump running near the surface keeps a hole open in any ice that forms. Our coldest temps can reach 0 F here. -- KL.... Frugal ponding since 1995. My Pond & Aquarium Pages: http://tinyurl.com/9do58 ~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({* |
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