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Originally Posted by sue
I live in Saskatchewan ,Canada and the winters are very cold here.I mean -20
to -30 c on average .I have been putting my large koi inside in the past but
now they are too big.My pond is apr 600 -750 gal with 2 1/2 feet at the
deepest and I would like to try a de icer.Anyone out there in cold canada
that has tried this please help,thanks.
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I live in Ontario and this will be my fifth winter overwintering my fish outside. The deepest part of my pond is 3', but it's very steeply sloped (To discourage fishing by critters!), so there probaby isn't a great deal of difference between 2 1/2 and 3".
Each year I remove the filter and run only the pump with the hose near the water so the ice doesn't form over completely. Because there have been some formidable ice fall build ups, I also bought a cattle de-icer two years ago and plopped it in. Voila! Reduced ice build up and absolutely no problems. Even my token frog has managed to winter over four seasons so far!
Cheers!
L