[MWG] Today's Pond Q&A
------------------------------- Today's Pond Q&A In this issue: - CANADIAN WINTERS - HOW TO WINTERIZE THE POND ----------------------------- Question> Hi Carolyn For your information concerning a fish pond in Canada, where it is really winter. I live in Gatineau, Quebec and I have a pond which is 4 feet deep at one end and 5 feet at the other. It is 28 foot long. I keep my gold fish and my koi there all winter. A friend has a similar pond and does the same. Keep the pump working, shooting the water up, but cut the pipe one foot below the surface of the water. It is going to freeze only if it goes below -30 Centigrade and it will clear when it gets a little warmer. You can always melt it with hot water as soon as the temperature climbs higher than -20 C. The pond is ready to be reactivated in the first days of April. The ice is completely melted on the first of April due to the current produced by the pump. I winterize the pond at the end of October. I remove the UV and the filter and set the pipe for the winter. I have a quick disconnect one foot deep in the water. Always use the swimming pool type disconnect. They are white, you see them well in the water and they are easy to operate by hand. Thank you for your time. - Normand Allard _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Discover the tips and secrets of the professionals... New eBook covers all important elements of pond building and water gardening -'Water Gardens Made Easy' is available now. Click here to reserve your copy: www.water-garden-secrets.com _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ Answer> Thank you, Normand! I know that goldfish have been known to freeze and come back to life although I don't know if this is the exception or the rule with them, but I see you have taken the precautions to safeguard the koi from that. I also see you have plenty of wind protection (?) if the pond is not facing the north, that is. The idea of running the pump through the winter and cutting the pipe one foot from the top is a great innovation to keep circulation and gas exchange viable. And thank you for the wonderful pictures! There is a lot for me to learn about Canada! I am going to print this tip so others in the north can use it to their advantage. - Carolyn == Happy Pondkeeping! Brett Fogle MacArthur Water Gardens www.macarthurwatergardens.com © MacArthur Water Gardens 1698 SW 16th ST Boca Raton, FL 33486 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This email is never sent without permission. You (or someone using your email address) bought something from MacArthur Water Gardens, or signed up for our newsletter, affiliate program, mini-course or requested a fr^e report.. The information we have on file is Your name: Friend Your email: If you wish to be removed from this list, simply click once on the link below.
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