Stocktank deicer failure

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When the severe cold snap hit us the deicer failed and I didn't notice
since I run it at night. This was the third year for it and I thought
maybe I should get a replacement but didn't. The pond is very clean but
until I see fish I will worry. This morning I did buy two. The deicer
is thru the ice but the old one is still frozen in with the wire guard
which I need so I don't put a hole in the liner. The goldfish were
getting about 7" or so and really visable from the house. Nothing like
surprises.

[Bill Stock]

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> When the severe cold snap hit us the deicer failed and I didn't notice
> since I run it at night. This was the third year for it and I thought
> maybe I should get a replacement but didn't. The pond is very clean but
> until I see fish I will worry. This morning I did buy two. The deicer
> is thru the ice but the old one is still frozen in with the wire guard
> which I need so I don't put a hole in the liner. The goldfish were
> getting about 7" or so and really visable from the house. Nothing like
> surprises.
>

Yep.

My bubbler drowned (condensation). I could hear it sputtering earlier in the
week, so I knew it didn't have long to live. I went out to check the pond
today and the bubbler was silent. Fortunately I don't have any ice.

[~ jan JJsPond.us]

>On 16 Jan 2005 14:44:39 -0800, wrote:

>When the severe cold snap hit us the deicer failed and I didn't notice
>since I run it at night. This was the third year for it and I thought
>maybe I should get a replacement but didn't. The pond is very clean but
>until I see fish I will worry. This morning I did buy two. The deicer
>is thru the ice but the old one is still frozen in with the wire guard
>which I need so I don't put a hole in the liner. The goldfish were
>getting about 7" or so and really visable from the house. Nothing like
>surprises.

Another selling point of having a wireless thermometer in the pond. :o)
Since I have the screening in place and snow on top I can't see the
surface. The ponds were 32.7*F this morning, so I turned the stock tank
heater on and 12 hours later 34.9*F. Heater is working, as air temp is only
22*F. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

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wrote:
> When the severe cold snap hit us the deicer failed and I didn't
notice
> since I run it at night. This was the third year for it and I thought
> maybe I should get a replacement but didn't. The pond is very clean
but
> until I see fish I will worry. This morning I did buy two. The deicer
> is thru the ice but the old one is still frozen in with the wire
guard
> which I need so I don't put a hole in the liner. The goldfish were
> getting about 7" or so and really visable from the house. Nothing
like
> surprises.

The timer did not work. It looked like it was on but was not turning
the heater on. The heater got mangled getting it out of the ice but I
will try it tomorrw when it is warmer.