winterize pond

My pond is three years old. I only have goldfish in the pond. Some are
six inches long and some are smaller. I checked the water temperature
today and it is at 48 degrees F. The fish are very active in that they
swim around the pond as fast as they are able. They seem to be all over
the pond continually. In previous years, when the water temperature
reached this low, they stayed at the bottom and I never saw them. I
live in zone 8-9, so I very seldom get ice on the water.

I use a Skippy filter which keeps the water crystal clear at all time.
Because my fish are so active, should I keep the filter running or
should I shut it off. In previous years, I would shut it off about now
and have never had a problem. I stopped feeding them about a week ago.


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ken

"ken" wrote in message
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My pond is three years old. I only have goldfish in the pond. Some are
six inches long and some are smaller. I checked the water temperature
today and it is at 48 degrees F. The fish are very active in that they
swim around the pond as fast as they are able. They seem to be all over
the pond continually. In previous years, when the water temperature
reached this low, they stayed at the bottom and I never saw them. I
live in zone 8-9, so I very seldom get ice on the water.

I use a Skippy filter which keeps the water crystal clear at all time.
Because my fish are so active, should I keep the filter running or
should I shut it off. In previous years, I would shut it off about now
and have never had a problem. I stopped feeding them about a week ago.
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Is your thermometer accurate? At 48F my fish are usually on the bottom
already. I'm in zone 6 and the water in my ponds and pools isn't that cold.
I wouldn't shut the pumps and filter off if my fish were that active.

--
Reel McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

My pond is three years old. I only have goldfish in the pond. Some are
six inches long and some are smaller. I checked the water temperature
today and it is at 48 degrees F. The fish are very active in that they
swim around the pond as fast as they are able. They seem to be all over
the pond continually. In previous years, when the water temperature
reached this low, they stayed at the bottom and I never saw them. I
live in zone 8-9, so I very seldom get ice on the water.

I use a Skippy filter which keeps the water crystal clear at all time.
Because my fish are so active, should I keep the filter running or
should I shut it off. In previous years, I would shut it off about now
and have never had a problem. I stopped feeding them about a week ago.

I'm in Zone 7a, I take my 1500 gph pump out of the pump chamber in fall and
continue slow flow & filtration (bacteria has gone dormant by 40F of
course, but to keep it alive I do believe flow is necessary) so I run a 350
gph pump thru winter. ~ jan

See my ponds thru the seasons and/or my filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

~Keep 'em Defrosted~
Tri-Cities, WA Zone 7a
To e-mail see website

I am debating on whether I should cover the pond with plastic or not.




ken wrote:
My pond is three years old. I only have goldfish in the pond. Some are
six inches long and some are smaller. I checked the water temperature
today and it is at 48 degrees F. The fish are very active in that they
swim around the pond as fast as they are able. They seem to be all over
the pond continually. In previous years, when the water temperature
reached this low, they stayed at the bottom and I never saw them. I
live in zone 8-9, so I very seldom get ice on the water.

I use a Skippy filter which keeps the water crystal clear at all time.
Because my fish are so active, should I keep the filter running or
should I shut it off. In previous years, I would shut it off about now
and have never had a problem. I stopped feeding them about a week ago.

"CanadianPonder©" wrote in message
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I am debating on whether I should cover the pond with plastic or not.
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It would keep it warmer in your neck of the woods. Sometimes here in TN we
don't even get an ice coat on the top. But we're about due on one of those
whoppers.......
--
Reel McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

Yet again proof carol is loosiing it and holding a conversation with
herself.........what a looser.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:04:38 -0600, "Koi-lo"
wrote:

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==="CanadianPonder©" wrote in message
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===I am debating on whether I should cover the pond with plastic or not.
===================
===It would keep it warmer in your neck of the woods. Sometimes here in TN we
===don't even get an ice coat on the top. But we're about due on one of those
===whoppers.......


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Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
"The original frugal ponder"
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o

Roy,

If you and Carol and Jabbers and the rest of the trolls must continue
to destroy this group you should at least learn to spell your insults
properly. Someone who loses it is a LOSER.


~Roy Wrote:
Yet again proof carol is loosiing it and holding a conversation with
herself.........what a looser.

On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:04:38 -0600, "Koi-lo" lid
wrote:

===
==="CanadianPonder©" wrote in message
...
===I am debating on whether I should cover the pond with plastic or
not.
===================
===It would keep it warmer in your neck of the woods. Sometimes here
in TN we
===don't even get an ice coat on the top. But we're about due on one
of those
===whoppers.......


==============================================
Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
"The original frugal ponder"
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o


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billfish

billfish , wrote an article in
that went like:


~Roy Wrote:
Yet again proof carol is loosiing it xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
snip the old bait

Roy,

If you and Carol and Jabbers and the rest of the trolls must continue
to destroy this group you should at least learn to spell your insults
properly. Someone who loses it is a LOSER.


BF, are you not reading my postings? If not , why not,??
Do you disagree or find fault iin what I propose?

"Roy" is simply laying bait, you sucked on it bigtime..let it go..!
"Roy" hit my KF before he even posted ..anything. That must tell you
something?
And.
Resist compounding matters by reading as a "speehlun troll", get used
to peoples small errors (your view) or their
'correctness' (their view).

FYI "loose" in 'meri-kun speak does mean "lose", there are many other
like misuses of English (your view). You get that on these big
projects :-/

cheers]

zIR

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response

You are right,I shouldn't do it, but I bit. I just get so annoyed that
these moronic trolls have to carry on their war in a group that is
mostly populated by folk who are more interested in ponds, fish, etc,
than conflict with others. I usually ignore them because I don't know
how to set up a killfile. Believe me, if I did, there would be plenty
of posters in there, but not for their bad spelling. ;-)

zir©on Wrote:
billfish , wrote an article in
that went like:


~Roy Wrote:
Yet again proof carol is loosiing it xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
snip the old bait

Roy,

If you and Carol and Jabbers and the rest of the trolls must continue
to destroy this group you should at least learn to spell your insults
properly. Someone who loses it is a LOSER.


BF, are you not reading my postings? If not , why not,??
Do you disagree or find fault iin what I propose?

"Roy" is simply laying bait, you sucked on it bigtime..let it go..!
"Roy" hit my KF before he even posted ..anything. That must tell you
something?
And.
Resist compounding matters by reading as a "speehlun troll", get used
to peoples small errors (your view) or their
'correctness' (their view).

FYI "loose" in 'meri-kun speak does mean "lose", there are many other
like misuses of English (your view). You get that on these big
projects :-/

cheers]

zIR

--
response


--
billfish

yayayayaya, just like thr typcial butthole that doe snot really have a
bonafide response to whats posted, but feels a need to reply so those
dumbasses have to pick on spelling. I could give a rats backside about
my spelling. I kow how to spell, but why should i worry about it as
its only getting read by idiots like you and the others that have a
need to reply........consider it a test of your ability to know the
difference, but you still failed, as you just can;t shake the habit of
replying....must have went to the same school as Carol! And just for
your benefit, I num shifter al la carol method just to make sure you
got to see my response, weather or not you reply is your problem I
could really care less, but I know you have seen it dude!
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:05:28 +0000, billfish
wrote:

===
===Roy,
===
===If you and Carol and Jabbers and the rest of the trolls must continue
===to destroy this group you should at least learn to spell your insults
===properly. Someone who loses it is a LOSER.
===
===
===~Roy Wrote:
=== Yet again proof carol is loosiing it and holding a conversation with
=== herself.........what a looser.
===
=== On Mon, 14 Nov 2005 14:04:38 -0600, "Koi-lo" lid
=== wrote:
===
=== ===
=== ==="CanadianPonder©" wrote in message
=== ...
=== ===I am debating on whether I should cover the pond with plastic or
=== not.
=== ===================
=== ===It would keep it warmer in your neck of the woods. Sometimes here
=== in TN we
=== ===don't even get an ice coat on the top. But we're about due on one
=== of those
=== ===whoppers.......
===
===
=== ==============================================
=== Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
=== "The original frugal ponder"
=== ~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o


==============================================
Put some color in your cheeks...garden naked!
"The original frugal ponder"
~~~~ }((((o ~~~~~~ }{{{{o ~~~~~~~ }(((((o