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The old hole in the ice issue
This will be my first winter so I am dabbling in ideas with keeping a hole
in the ice. Originally, I was going to use a bubbler but I am trying something different and want some feedback. I have a small filter box full of filter media and a small, tiny, little pump that sits in side of it. I have it sitting in some shallows, and with the pump plugged in, it is just powerful enough to splash water about 2-3 inches into the air. I am thinking this will do plenty. Any thoughts? Should I take it out of the filter box so if that freezes, the pump can still get water from the pond? -- BV. WebPorgmaster www.IHeartMyPond.com Help Support IHMP by shopping at Amazon.com thru our associates link, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re...me/dcg8118-20. |
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The old hole in the ice issue
I use an airpump myself, but many use a pump like you describe, although
I've never heard of putting it in a filter box I think the big question is how much water do you have over your pump vs how thick your ice will get in your area - there must be others here in your area to let you know from experience how many inches of ice to expect, then allow yourself some leeway - as long as the filterbox will let water in to the pump (and doesn't plug up) you will be fine - IMO Gale :~) This will be my first winter so I am dabbling in ideas with keeping a hole in the ice. Originally, I was going to use a bubbler but I am trying something different and want some feedback. I have a small filter box full of filter media and a small, tiny, little pump that sits in side of it. I have it sitting in some shallows, and with the pump plugged in, it is just powerful enough to splash water about 2-3 inches into the air. I am thinking this will do plenty. Any thoughts? Should I take it out of the filter box so if that freezes, the pump can still get water from the pond? -- BV. WebPorgmaster www.IHeartMyPond.com Help Support IHMP by shopping at Amazon.com thru our associates link, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/re...me/dcg8118-20. |
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The old hole in the ice issue
"BenignVanilla" wrote:
This will be my first winter so I am dabbling in ideas with keeping a hole in the ice. Originally, I was going to use a bubbler but I am trying something different and want some feedback. I have a small filter box full of filter media and a small, tiny, little pump that sits in side of it. I have it sitting in some shallows, and with the pump plugged in, it is just powerful enough to splash water about 2-3 inches into the air. I am thinking this will do plenty. Any thoughts? Should I take it out of the filter box so if that freezes, the pump can still get water from the pond? Water "splashed" into the air will still freeze. The bubbles from my air pump freeze over. It doesn't stop the air from flowing, but on a cold morning, there is a dome of frozen bubbles over the air bubbles. KISS BV, you don't need anything more than a piece of pipe stuck into the pond, with air bubbling through. I've got a small, deep water, Tetra air pump (~$12) which is going to be used for the third year. Attached with some fittings to 1/2 inch PVC pipe, inside a bucket cover. That and a watering can with hot tap water, on a daily or as needed basis, to unfreeze things, and top off the pond, and add a bit of heat. That serves me on all but the coldest days (chicago zone5), when I power up the stock tank heater. |
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The old hole in the ice issue
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On Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:40:57 -0500 "BenignVanilla" wrote: This will be my first winter so I am dabbling in ideas with keeping a hole in the ice. Originally, I was going to use a bubbler but I am trying something different and want some feedback. I have a small filter box full of filter media and a small, tiny, little pump that sits in side of it. I have it sitting in some shallows, and with the pump plugged in, it is just powerful enough to splash water about 2-3 inches into the air. I am thinking this will do plenty. Any thoughts? Should I take it out of the filter box so if that freezes, the pump can still get water from the pond? -- BV. I tried a pump for several years but, no matter how hard I tried to keep it from happening, it always built up an ice dam, then started running water to places I didn't want/need it. I once ended up with about half of my water frozen on top of the original ice layer whereupon it started running out onto the ground. Get the bubbler. Cybe R. Wizard -- Unofficial "Wizard of Odds," A.H.P. Original PORG "Water Wizard," R.P. "Wize(ned) Wizard," A.P.F-P-Y. Barely Tolerated Wizard, A.J.L & A.A.L |
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The old hole in the ice issue
"BenignVanilla" wrote in message ...
This will be my first winter so I am dabbling in ideas with keeping a hole in the ice. Originally, I was going to use a bubbler but I am trying something different and want some feedback. I have a small filter box full of filter media and a small, tiny, little pump that sits in side of it. I have it sitting in some shallows, and with the pump plugged in, it is just powerful enough to splash water about 2-3 inches into the air. I am thinking this will do plenty. Any thoughts? Should I take it out of the filter box so if that freezes, the pump can still get water from the pond? BV, I used a pump in a filter box for my fist two winters and had no problems if the water was only slightly breaking the surface. Too high with the water column and it froze into a dome and put water on top of the ice. (zone 7 NJ) I now use an air stone because I like adding the extra oxygen. -- My little puddle. www.geocities.com/hankpagel/hankspond1.html |
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The old hole in the ice issue
Gale Pearce wrote: I use an airpump myself, but many use a pump like you describe, although I've never heard of putting it in a filter box I think the big question is how much water do you have over your pump vs how thick your ice will get in your area - there must be others here in your area to let you know from experience how many inches of ice to expect, then allow yourself some leeway - as long as the filterbox will let water in to the pump (and doesn't plug up) you will be fine - IMO Gale :~) . I did that my first winter, it worked Ok even with 6 in of ice, the out put from the filter box developed I nice Ice fall but the water kept flowin under it ( the pump was about a foot down ) John Rutz |
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