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Feeding
When the fish are being fed, should the pump be turned off? It seems like the
pump would suck out much of the food before the fish could eat it, and at any rate, it would attract the fish too close to the skimmer once the food got over near it. The pond in question is about 7 X 10 feet and about 2 1/2 feet deep with a 3,000 GPH pump. |
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I never turn off my pumps. Once in a while the fish allow some of the food
to make it to the skimmer, but not very often. If you feed several feet away from the skimmer, then the fish should be able to eat all that they need before it makes it to the skimmer. If food is making it to the skimmer, cut back on the amount being fed. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Bill Oertell" wrote in message ... When the fish are being fed, should the pump be turned off? It seems like the pump would suck out much of the food before the fish could eat it, and at any rate, it would attract the fish too close to the skimmer once the food got over near it. The pond in question is about 7 X 10 feet and about 2 1/2 feet deep with a 3,000 GPH pump. |
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If you feed away from the skimmer, I suspect your fish will have plenty of
time to get the food. If worse came to worse, you could make a hose ring to contain the food. That involves a length of hose to be a circle and a dowel to push into both ends. Floats easily and contains food. Jim -- ______________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net ______________________________________________ "Bill Oertell" wrote in message ... When the fish are being fed, should the pump be turned off? It seems like the pump would suck out much of the food before the fish could eat it, and at any rate, it would attract the fish too close to the skimmer once the food got over near it. The pond in question is about 7 X 10 feet and about 2 1/2 feet deep with a 3,000 GPH pump. |
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If you feed away from the skimmer, I suspect your fish will have plenty of
time to get the food. If worse came to worse, you could make a hose ring to contain the food. That involves a length of hose to be a circle and a dowel to push into both ends. Floats easily and contains food. Jim -- ______________________________________________ See our pond at: home.bellsouth.net\p\pwp-jameshurley Check out Jog-A-Thon fundraiser (clears $140+ per child) at: jogathon.net ______________________________________________ "Bill Oertell" wrote in message ... When the fish are being fed, should the pump be turned off? It seems like the pump would suck out much of the food before the fish could eat it, and at any rate, it would attract the fish too close to the skimmer once the food got over near it. The pond in question is about 7 X 10 feet and about 2 1/2 feet deep with a 3,000 GPH pump. |
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