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I'm on my second Arizona pond -- first was about 500 gallons and my present one is about 1400 gallons at my new house. My goldfish have survived summers in both of them and are still going strong. My ponds are only 17" deep to keep me out of trouble with codes, etc. Other than some plants, the main thing I did was make a ramada over the pond with a roof of sunscreen cloth (Home Depot or Lowes). Have you tested the water temperature? Gabrielle, down in Ajo, Arizona I know you know what 115 feels like. your pond sounds about like mine as far as dementions and depth. I just added some more plants and Im going to add a bunch more anacharis pretty soon, about 70 stems and maybe some hornwort. Chris Or 117° -- but so far so good this year. Today the water felt a little warm when I got in to change a filter, but the fish seemed happy and healthy. (I don't know exactly how warm since the turtles have hidden the thermometer again.) The more shade, the better, so your plants should help. Shade cloth as mentioned or even floating big flat objects on the water surface can help, too. I sometimes cool things off a bit by putting my hose spray on mist and topping the pond off slowing. The little falls and the one fountain (only 2-3 inches in the air over the surface of the water -- more a bubbler than a fountain, really) seem to help, too. Gabrielle Ajo, Arizona |
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I just get in the pond and sit for a minute or two.
I'd guess mine is close to 85° -- the turtles have hidden my thermometer again so I don't know for sure. Gabrielle Ajo, Arizona PlainBill wrote: Just to jump in here, mine was 86 F at about 10:00 AM (maximum sunlight on the pond). Estimating the temperature by sticking your hand in it is a waste of time. When it's 110, when you first stick your hand into a pond at 86 F it feels cold. Pull it out, let the evaporation chill it for a minute, stick it back in, the water feels hot. PlainBill On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 22:04:55 -0700, Courageous wrote: roof of sunscreen cloth (Home Depot or Lowes). Have you tested the water temperature? Out of curiosity, what was your own? C// |
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What kind of bird?
-- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "Dude" wrote in message ups.com... On top of thatI seen a bird today snag one of my comets out of the pond today. Now I have to work something out for that I guess. Chris |
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