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razzbuten Staff Sergeant
Posts : 175 Location : Plano, TX Favorite Fish: : Ones that taste the best...prefer them to be raw
| Subject: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 8:51 am | |
| So I have had a pond for about 4 or 5 years here in Dallas. Usually my turtles hibernated, and the top freezes over and come spring all my fish and turtles are fine. This year I ditched the turtles and have been pondering the possibility of heating it for the winter and using it to grow stuff out. Have any of you tried heating your ponds? I know it is too cold for cichlids already as I had a couple of scrap hybrids out there as feeders for my turtle which the cold killed before he did (he"Leroy The Turd Maker" has since been relocated).
How stupid am I for thinking of heating this thing? | |
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| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 9:00 am | |
| Look for a used pool heater, that's the easiest way to go. |
| | | razzbuten Staff Sergeant
Posts : 175 Location : Plano, TX Favorite Fish: : Ones that taste the best...prefer them to be raw
| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 9:01 am | |
| pond is NOT that big...a pool heater I would put on my pool hehehehhe | |
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| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 9:06 am | |
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| | | whisper Betta Specialist
Posts : 1990 Location : Euless, Texas Favorite Fish: : Betta's,Fancy Guppies, Plecos, kio.
| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 10:14 am | |
| I have a 350g pond in Euless just outside of Dallas. I have never heated it. But then I never had a need to. The thing I think I would consider is how much it would cost you to run the heater all winter. I have Koi,goldies, guppies and a huge pleco in it in the summer. The guppies and pleco come in for the winter. | |
| | | razzbuten Staff Sergeant
Posts : 175 Location : Plano, TX Favorite Fish: : Ones that taste the best...prefer them to be raw
| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 10:37 am | |
| My guppies in there were feeders that the turtle never got. Really not too concerned with them as they have bred so much over and over I can replace them for $1 and not really have to spend hours trying to catch them. | |
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| Subject: Re: Winterizing My Pond Assistance Needed 11/5/2010, 10:53 am | |
| I need to know roughly how many gallons the pond is so I can point you in the proper route for heating it. To insulate it that's an easy one! Ping pong balls make for a great insulation while still leaving air gaps, you will want it about 2 balls thick and you will want to run some air out there as well, that will cut down on heat loss a bunch. Its something us crackers do when we want to cover the pool but are too lazy to take the cover off every time we want to swim |
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