Air in pond question

~ 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/

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you could try looking for a solar powered unit, or a solar battery
charger.