I have koi and goldfish, which really don't need a heater, but with colder water there very inactive, so just want to raise the temp a few degrees.
2007-04-04 02:19:05 · 7 answers · asked by trudyredhat 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
My question is why are you heating a Koi pond in the first place? koi and gold fish do not need heaters, even if the temps drop below 50 in the evening hours. Messing with the temperatures are going to do more harm to your fish than good. Allow them to acclimate to the upcoming warmer temps at their own pace.
They will be inactive until the water temps climb above 50. For the health of your fish, do not add the heater.
2007-04-04 07:39:23 · answer #1 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A 50 watt heater is only sufficient to heat a 10 gallon aquarium. Outside fish do not need any heater and inside goldfish never need a heater either. The colder the water, the more inactive the fish become. Go to any gardening/hardware store and get a heater for a pond that keeps the water from freezing. As long as you accomplish this, the goldfish will be just great. You just want to keep ice from forming completely on top. Nightly temperatures in the 50's and 60's is quite fine for goldfish so you really don't need to do anything. If the fish are inactive at this time, do not feed, or feed very sparingly.
2007-04-08 04:41:06 · answer #2 · answered by kriend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No where near powerful enough.
A 50 watt heater is just large enough to keep a 10 gallon tank at running temp. It wouldn't do Much to raise the Temp in your pond especially outside with the wind. For that volume of water you would need at least a 300 watt heater.
The fish you listed will be fine in the water at the temps you listed.
Good Luck.
E.
2007-04-04 09:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by > 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
agreed, 50 watts isnt gonna do anything, maybee 250 or 300, but goldfish are good as long as the water doesnt freeze. whts the daytime temp? do they really need to be skipping across the water?
2007-04-04 09:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by Paul H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. Kinda like trying to air condition the entire house with a 5,500 btu window unit. Sure it will be effective near the unit, but immeasurable even a little bit away. Same idea on a smaller scale.
2007-04-04 11:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend that you not try to increase the temperature in the pond. Also them a natural cycle of cooling and heating will be better for them in the long run. If you were to try to heat it, I would suggest at least 350-500 watts of heating for a low end starting point. You would probably find it will take more than that to make any measureable difference.
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2007-04-04 09:26:43 · answer #6 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
no way its not powerful enough
2007-04-04 09:24:34 · answer #7 · answered by Orhan K 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋