Axolotl
July 11th 03, 05:42 PM
~ jan JJsPond.us > wrote in
:
> On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:45:23 -0500, jammer > wrote:
>
>>>Jammer, why can't you leave the air on all the time? ~ jan
>>
>>Well, I still don't have electricity out there. I haul the trouble
>>light out there for a pond light some nights and plug the air hose
>>into it. I really irritate the person who pays the electric bill when
>>i do that. My fish are not in distress, but with approx. 2 1/2 months
>>left of killer heat, I don't want my goldfish to die. The bright
>>orange cord placed most obnoxiously night after night, does not sway
>>him to buy me more electricity. :(
>
> You can buy battery operated air pumps. How's he feel about paying for
> new batteries? (Or using rechargables?) The ones I purchased at Wally
> World and really put out good bubble flow are called Big Bubbles (~
> $22), takes 2 D batteries and should give you a couple of days (I'm
> guessing). Only problem they're as noisy as heck. Look in the
> (catching) fish (to eat) supplies department, or I'm sure there are
> other brands in any sportsman dept of any similar store. ~ jan
>
> See my ponds and filter design:
> http://users.owt.com/jjspond/
>
> ~Keep 'em Wet!~
> Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
> To e-mail see website
>
you could try looking for a solar powered unit, or a solar battery
charger.
:
> On Fri, 04 Jul 2003 00:45:23 -0500, jammer > wrote:
>
>>>Jammer, why can't you leave the air on all the time? ~ jan
>>
>>Well, I still don't have electricity out there. I haul the trouble
>>light out there for a pond light some nights and plug the air hose
>>into it. I really irritate the person who pays the electric bill when
>>i do that. My fish are not in distress, but with approx. 2 1/2 months
>>left of killer heat, I don't want my goldfish to die. The bright
>>orange cord placed most obnoxiously night after night, does not sway
>>him to buy me more electricity. :(
>
> You can buy battery operated air pumps. How's he feel about paying for
> new batteries? (Or using rechargables?) The ones I purchased at Wally
> World and really put out good bubble flow are called Big Bubbles (~
> $22), takes 2 D batteries and should give you a couple of days (I'm
> guessing). Only problem they're as noisy as heck. Look in the
> (catching) fish (to eat) supplies department, or I'm sure there are
> other brands in any sportsman dept of any similar store. ~ jan
>
> See my ponds and filter design:
> http://users.owt.com/jjspond/
>
> ~Keep 'em Wet!~
> Tri-Cities WA Zone 7a
> To e-mail see website
>
you could try looking for a solar powered unit, or a solar battery
charger.