solar powered ponds?

"K30a" wrote in message
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I run one pond without a pump. It is a still pond. It is full of plants,
in
full sun and can support a couple of fish (no fish in there right now). It
gets
hit by the sprinkler every night so stagnant water isn't a problem. It has
stayed crystal clear for about four years now. I treat it with Mosquito
Bits
when I don't have fish in it.

Hmm...My pond is so heavily planted...I again wonder if I could get away
with not running my pump 24/7.

BV.

"BenignVanilla" wrote in message
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"K30a" wrote in message
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I run one pond without a pump. It is a still pond. It is full of plants,
in
full sun and can support a couple of fish (no fish in there right now).
It
gets
hit by the sprinkler every night so stagnant water isn't a problem. It
has
stayed crystal clear for about four years now. I treat it with Mosquito
Bits
when I don't have fish in it.

Hmm...My pond is so heavily planted...I again wonder if I could get away
with not running my pump 24/7.

Not adviseable because as has been siad earlier in the thread, firstly your
bio filter may die back very very quickly and secondly if your pond is
heavily planted the plants actually go into reverse and pull oxygen out of
the water at night....

The still frog bog has no fish in it at the moment.
Only aquatic insects, tadpoles, worms and other slimey things.
When it had a bunch of goldfish in it I could see them gasping at the surface
before the sun came up. Removed most of them right away and the problem was
gone. Removed the rest of them so I could raise tadpoles in there.
The pond is so crowded with plants, they are planted in rocks, that I can't see
anything in there anymore. I use a net to test for mosquito larvae. Haven't
spotted any tadpoles since they went in as eggs.


k30a