Winterizing Advice

[Lois]

I live in northeast Ohio right in the snowbelt where we often get a
couple feet or more of snow. I'm confused as to what to buy for my
pond to protect my fish during the winter. Should I buy an aeration
kit or a de-icer or both? What size should I buy for my 2500 gallon
pond?

Thanks,
Lois

[Reel Mckoi]

"Lois" > wrote in message
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>I live in northeast Ohio right in the snowbelt where we often get a
> couple feet or more of snow. I'm confused as to what to buy for my
> pond to protect my fish during the winter. Should I buy an aeration
> kit or a de-icer or both? What size should I buy for my 2500 gallon
> pond?
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Buy whatever it will take to keep a small hole in the ice to allow gases to
escape. I use inexpensive aquarium heaters dangling down from a flat of
floating Styrofoam. I cut a hole in the Styrofoam and poke the heater
through. Cost? About $10 and they last for years.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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[Lois]

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>"Lois" > wrote in message
>news:1125664366.9efe71a96e78f94726a5f0be2f16bf2f@t eranews...
>>I live in northeast Ohio right in the snowbelt where we often get a
>> couple feet or more of snow. I'm confused as to what to buy for my
>> pond to protect my fish during the winter. Should I buy an aeration
>> kit or a de-icer or both? What size should I buy for my 2500 gallon
>> pond?
>=====================
>Buy whatever it will take to keep a small hole in the ice to allow gases to
>escape. I use inexpensive aquarium heaters dangling down from a flat of
>floating Styrofoam. I cut a hole in the Styrofoam and poke the heater
>through. Cost? About $10 and they last for years.

I think I will buy the Laguna Aeration kit. Anybody familiar with it?
Lois

[Reel McKoi]

"Lois" > wrote in message
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>>"Lois" > wrote in message
>>news:1125664366.9efe71a96e78f94726a5f0be2f16bf2f@t eranews...
>>>I live in northeast Ohio right in the snowbelt where we often get a
>>> couple feet or more of snow. I'm confused as to what to buy for my
>>> pond to protect my fish during the winter. Should I buy an aeration
>>> kit or a de-icer or both? What size should I buy for my 2500 gallon
>>> pond?
>>=====================
>>Buy whatever it will take to keep a small hole in the ice to allow gases
>>to
>>escape. I use inexpensive aquarium heaters dangling down from a flat of
>>floating Styrofoam. I cut a hole in the Styrofoam and poke the heater
>>through. Cost? About $10 and they last for years.
>
> I think I will buy the Laguna Aeration kit. Anybody familiar with it?
> Lois
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I'm not, but anything that will keep an opening in the ice should work.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
~~~ }<((((o> ~~~ }<{{{{o> ~~~ }<(((((o>

[Lois]

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>"Lois" > wrote in message
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>>>"Lois" > wrote in message
>>>news:1125664366.9efe71a96e78f94726a5f0be2f16bf2f@t eranews...
>>>>I live in northeast Ohio right in the snowbelt where we often get a
>>>> couple feet or more of snow. I'm confused as to what to buy for my
>>>> pond to protect my fish during the winter. Should I buy an aeration
>>>> kit or a de-icer or both? What size should I buy for my 2500 gallon
>>>> pond?
>>>=====================
>>>Buy whatever it will take to keep a small hole in the ice to allow gases
>>>to
>>>escape. I use inexpensive aquarium heaters dangling down from a flat of
>>>floating Styrofoam. I cut a hole in the Styrofoam and poke the heater
>>>through. Cost? About $10 and they last for years.
>>
>> I think I will buy the Laguna Aeration kit. Anybody familiar with it?
>> Lois
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>I'm not, but anything that will keep an opening in the ice should work.

Thanks. I think I've changed my mind again. LOL! Now I'm thinking of a
Supreme Mag pump moving water to keep an opening and a de-icer as a
backup. Maybe a bubbler also.
Lois