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Use aquarium heater in pond?
Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters
that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. Thanks. John |
On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:24:13 -0000, "John..." wrote:
Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. Thanks. John The biggest concern is the pond freezing solid. I've also read that breaking the surface ice abruptly could kill fish. I'm not sure if your aquarium heaters can be set for 35 degrees. I'd think it would be better to move the fish inside and drain the pond for the winter. |
"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:24:13 -0000, "John..." wrote: Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. The general recommendataion here is to make sure your pond does not freeze over.. add a aquarium bubblerto keep a hole in the ice that will form on top. Check locally with others, to see how thick the ice will form as well. If it's just an inch or two, the bubbler would do the trick, I'd think. Gareee© (Gareee "at" Charter "dot" net) Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Custom Figures, Wallpapers and more! |
"Phisherman" wrote in message ... On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:24:13 -0000, "John..." wrote: Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. The general recommendataion here is to make sure your pond does not freeze over.. add a aquarium bubblerto keep a hole in the ice that will form on top. Check locally with others, to see how thick the ice will form as well. If it's just an inch or two, the bubbler would do the trick, I'd think. Gareee© (Gareee "at" Charter "dot" net) Homepage: http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine.../mainframe.htm Custom Figures, Wallpapers and more! |
Are the aquarium heaters rated (electrically) for use outdoors?
Anne "John..." wrote in message ... Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. Thanks. John |
Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. It would be cheaper I think to just buy a stock tank heater and use that, instead of the heaters you are speaking of. A floating stock tank heater can be bought at any farm store, and it is thermostatically controlled. |
"Anne Lurie" wrote in message ... Are the aquarium heaters rated (electrically) for use outdoors? Anne Well,they are fully submersible.I think the main concern would be the plug and wiring.If I could seal the plug it might be ok. John |
"John..." wrote in message ... Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. Thanks. ===================== Yes. I use a piece of Styrofoam with a hole cut in the middle and float the heaters in the small 150 gallon kiddy pools I have behind the house. They're set to come on to keep a small opening in any ice that may form. A low setting. The fish can be seen under these heaters for most of the winter. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder in zone 6 USA. Pricelesswa FREE SOFTWARE http://www.pricelessware.org http://www.pricelesswarehome.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
it is also an energy hog. a 100 watt aquarium heater under the bubbler really kicks
ass as far as keeping the ice out. for the plug get thee to a hardware store, get into the automotive area and look for dielectric grease. fill up the holes, plug it in and it will be waterproof. of course, plug into a circuit with a circuit breaker!! Ingrid Granny Grump wrote: Can I do this? got a couple of spare 100Watt heaters that I used in my indoor aquariums. Its winter here in the UK and I'm a bit worried about my pond fish.got 5 golden orfe's and 3 regular goldfish in it. The pond is approx 40 gallons with a pump/filter setup, and is above ground level. It would be cheaper I think to just buy a stock tank heater and use that, instead of the heaters you are speaking of. A floating stock tank heater can be bought at any farm store, and it is thermostatically controlled. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
wrote in message ... it is also an energy hog. a 100 watt aquarium heater under the bubbler really kicks ass as far as keeping the ice out. for the plug get thee to a hardware store, get into the automotive area and look for dielectric grease. fill up the holes, plug it in and it will be waterproof. of course, plug into a circuit with a circuit breaker!! Ingrid snip Ingrid, What did you use for a guard on your titanium heater? My brand did not have a guard available, so I'll have to cobble something together. The pond is down to 43F now, so it will soon be time to throw in the heater. Although I'm still trying to decide on a suitable temperature range. I was considering 35F - 39F. |
mine came with a guard. I really dont know what to use. but if it is hanging free
then I dont suppose it really is a problem. mine doesnt go lower than 65oF or so, and I am looking to keep my fish at or above 55oF. Ingrid "Bill Stock" wrote: What did you use for a guard on your titanium heater? My brand did not have a guard available, so I'll have to cobble something together. The pond is down to 43F now, so it will soon be time to throw in the heater. Although I'm still trying to decide on a suitable temperature range. I was considering 35F - 39F. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
mine came with a guard. I really dont know what to use. but if it is hanging free
then I dont suppose it really is a problem. mine doesnt go lower than 65oF or so, and I am looking to keep my fish at or above 55oF. Ingrid "Bill Stock" wrote: What did you use for a guard on your titanium heater? My brand did not have a guard available, so I'll have to cobble something together. The pond is down to 43F now, so it will soon be time to throw in the heater. Although I'm still trying to decide on a suitable temperature range. I was considering 35F - 39F. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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