Do I need to shut down pond in Atlanta, GA

Hi, I have a pond that I inherited when I bought the house last summer. It
seemed to overwinter just fine last year (I left the pump/waterfall on) and
only froze over once. Since it doesn't freeze here very often, I think
I'll probably just put netting over to catch the leaves....my only concern
is I do have a few months-old babies, but hopefully they'll do fine as well?
Kirsten
"WilsonKKW" wrote in message
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When is the best time to shut down pond?
And how?
I have 5000gallons with waterfall, 9 Koi, water lettuce,water
hyacinth,lily
pads,parrots feather,water lily,
Thanks
Kathy...in Maryland

yes. babies up here in zone 5 do fine over winter with an air hole. you dont really
need to worry about that, or use a cordless drill to make a hole when it does freeze
over. Ingrid

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Hi, I have a pond that I inherited when I bought the house last summer. It
seemed to overwinter just fine last year (I left the pump/waterfall on) and
only froze over once. Since it doesn't freeze here very often, I think
I'll probably just put netting over to catch the leaves....my only concern
is I do have a few months-old babies, but hopefully they'll do fine as well?
Kirsten


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"kc" wrote in message
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Hi, I have a pond that I inherited when I bought the house last summer.
It
seemed to overwinter just fine last year (I left the pump/waterfall on)
and
only froze over once. Since it doesn't freeze here very often, I think
I'll probably just put netting over to catch the leaves....my only concern
is I do have a few months-old babies, but hopefully they'll do fine as
well?
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My tiny fish (goldfish and koi) live over without a problem. :-) Feed them
well now so they have a reserve of fat to help them winter over.
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Why get a drill & bit, lean over the pond and drill?

Couldn't you just break up the ice with a big stick?

I didn't get my pond reall operating until February, so I'm interested
in seeing what happens during the winter.

The 1" pipe from the pump to the water fall runs about 6" underground
most of the way, I'm wondering if that will affect the tendency of the
pipe to freeze up.

Mike

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 22:41:08 GMT, wrote:

yes. babies up here in zone 5 do fine over winter with an air hole. you dont really
need to worry about that, or use a cordless drill to make a hole when it does freeze
over. Ingrid

"kc" wrote:

Hi, I have a pond that I inherited when I bought the house last summer. It
seemed to overwinter just fine last year (I left the pump/waterfall on) and
only froze over once. Since it doesn't freeze here very often, I think
I'll probably just put netting over to catch the leaves....my only concern
is I do have a few months-old babies, but hopefully they'll do fine as well?
Kirsten


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no, cannot pound on ice with stick the shock waves kill fish. they got a lateral
line sensitive to motion. Ingrid

Mike Patterson wrote:
Couldn't you just break up the ice with a big stick?



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I've heard that Ice skating on a lake freaks them out aswell, will this not
be the same as drilling? 6-1/2 dozen?
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no, cannot pound on ice with stick the shock waves kill fish. they got a
lateral
line sensitive to motion. Ingrid

Mike Patterson wrote:
Couldn't you just break up the ice with a big stick?



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Ok, so how do you keep the ice hole open in a small pond over winter?


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Ok, so how do you keep the ice hole open in a small pond over winter?


You sit on the ice and hope your ass is hot enough to melt a hole...you know
you've gone all the way through when you start feeling strange sensations of
Koi nibbling on your scrotum...
But seriously...

With an airstone.....turned up full ball!
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No kidding?
Glad I asked!

You learn something every day, this is my info-bit for the day.

Thanks!
Mike

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:41:00 GMT, wrote:

no, cannot pound on ice with stick the shock waves kill fish. they got a lateral
line sensitive to motion. Ingrid

Mike Patterson wrote:
Couldn't you just break up the ice with a big stick?



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Here, in the middle of Pennsylvania where it gets very cold, I leave the
waterfalls on all winter. That keeps a nice hole in the ice. I've
never lost a fish to the cold.


Ruth Kazez

Mike Patterson wrote:

No kidding?
Glad I asked!

You learn something every day, this is my info-bit for the day.

Thanks!
Mike

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 13:41:00 GMT, wrote:


no, cannot pound on ice with stick the shock waves kill fish. they got a lateral
line sensitive to motion. Ingrid

Mike Patterson wrote:

Couldn't you just break up the ice with a big stick?



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