Ok guys and gals, I have a 90 gallon wishing well pond, what to do with it
this winter, am in zone 5, do I drain it or leave the water in it, will it
bust the hard plastic shell, gonna put my three little gf in the big pond
in the back for winter, suggestions appreciated....Claude

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claude rogers wrote:

Ok guys and gals, I have a 90 gallon wishing well pond, what to do with it
this winter, am in zone 5, do I drain it or leave the water in it, will it
bust the hard plastic shell, gonna put my three little gf in the big pond
in the back for winter, suggestions appreciated....Claude

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drain and cover it or it will freeze solid.



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drain and cover it or it will freeze solid.



E-gad! Really?!?? I'm in Zone 5, too. Does a wishing well pond mean it
is raised above ground? My 90-gal preformed liner pond is in the ground.
Is it likely to freeze solid? I was planning to use a birdbath heater to
keep an open area. Is that not enough?

Frances

Here in zone 7 my 3,000 gallon pond
has gotten four or five solid inches
of ice on it. This was when the temps
went down to 2 above.
An above ground pond on the deck froze
solid 8 inches down.
Any other ponders nearby you can talk
to about your local conditions?


k30a
http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html

I am in zone 5 and I used to keep my 100 gallon deck pond going all
winter with a submersible aquarium heater and my pump bubbling water....
not only was it above ground, it was 10 feet above ground. I just added
water frequently due to loss. From Jan - Mar I had about 2 inches of
ice except where the pump was... that really helped stop all the water
loss from steam. I would still do it but they switched to Chloramines
this years and it makes it a bigger pain in the butt.

Nope the pond is in ground about 16 inches, just afraid it will bust the
little bugger, wouldn't want that, I have the big pond in the back yard for
the little goldies, so no problem there, will probably just pump it out dry
and refill in the spring and put the little guys back, just feeders but I
don't want'em hurt....Thanks for the replies....Claude



"Chad" wrote in message ...
I am in zone 5 and I used to keep my 100 gallon deck pond going all
winter with a submersible aquarium heater and my pump bubbling water....
not only was it above ground, it was 10 feet above ground. I just added
water frequently due to loss. From Jan - Mar I had about 2 inches of
ice except where the pump was... that really helped stop all the water
loss from steam. I would still do it but they switched to Chloramines
this years and it makes it a bigger pain in the butt.

Thought I posted the link with the reply, guess I didn't, it's on page 2 at
the bottom....

http://home.fuse.net/ace883/

"claude rogers" wrote in message
...
Nope the pond is in ground about 16 inches, just afraid it will bust the
little bugger, wouldn't want that, I have the big pond in the back yard
for
the little goldies, so no problem there, will probably just pump it out
dry
and refill in the spring and put the little guys back, just feeders but I
don't want'em hurt....Thanks for the replies....Claude



"Chad" wrote in message ...
I am in zone 5 and I used to keep my 100 gallon deck pond going all
winter with a submersible aquarium heater and my pump bubbling water....
not only was it above ground, it was 10 feet above ground. I just added
water frequently due to loss. From Jan - Mar I had about 2 inches of
ice except where the pump was... that really helped stop all the water
loss from steam. I would still do it but they switched to Chloramines
this years and it makes it a bigger pain in the butt.

leave water in inground ponds to prevent the sides caving in.

"claude rogers" wrote:

Nope the pond is in ground about 16 inches, just afraid it will bust the
little bugger, wouldn't want that, I have the big pond in the back yard for
the little goldies, so no problem there, will probably just pump it out dry
and refill in the spring and put the little guys back, just feeders but I
don't want'em hurt....Thanks for the replies....Claude



"Chad" wrote in message ...
I am in zone 5 and I used to keep my 100 gallon deck pond going all
winter with a submersible aquarium heater and my pump bubbling water....
not only was it above ground, it was 10 feet above ground. I just added
water frequently due to loss. From Jan - Mar I had about 2 inches of
ice except where the pump was... that really helped stop all the water
loss from steam. I would still do it but they switched to Chloramines
this years and it makes it a bigger pain in the butt.







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