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Heated pond
I live in North Dakota and for the last week or so the temperature has been
VERY cold. The night time temps have been as low as -28 degrees F for several nights with the daytime high temps staying below minus 10 degrees for about a week now. This is cold even for us natives. I have a small pond, about 300 gallons, stocked with gold fish, a comet, koi and shibunkin(sp?) and maybe a crayfish or two. The pond was nearly covered with snow and frost that I was sure the fish would be crispy critters by now but this afternoon I braved the cold and went out to check on them. I was surprised and, to say the least, pleased that everyone seemed to be in as good as spirits as possible under the circumstances. I use a 1200 watt floating stock tank heater and a bubbler pump but I wasn't sure if the heater could keep up with the constant cold temps. This, to me, is proof of the hardiness of pond fish and the value of a $30 heater. My real problem is evaporation, the cold air is very dry and the comparative warm water makes for rapid evaporation so I'm the only guy in the neighborhood with a garden hose stretched out in the back yard all winter. Anyone have a similar experiences? Frank |
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