i have an 1800 gallon koi pond with 10-13 koi and goldfish..i have a bio filter and waterfall. what do i do in the winter? do i unplug the pump?? any more suggestions will be appreciated. this is my first winter with the pond.
2007-10-02 05:18:41 · 7 answers · asked by yesiamalesbian 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
i live in northern indiana...winters are bad...cold...below zero sometimes
2007-10-02 05:22:20 · update #1
My pond is considerably smaller, so I just bring my goldies inside in the winter. You'll definitely need to get some kind of de-icer to keep a hole in the surface to allow gases to exchange. Here's a link with some:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/pet_supplies.cfm?c=5163+7660
Here's another good link that talks about what to do to winterize your pond, when to change their food, and stop feeding altogether:
http://dragonflylanding.ca/Winterizing.htm
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2007-10-02 06:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
21 feet? holy cow! That is one deep pond are you sure you didn't mean inches? If your pond is at least 3 - 4 feet deep than your fish should do fine. Also if you do keep your fish out through the winter, than you should always keep your waterfall of fountain running, so that the pond doesn't totally ice over, if not then get a de -icer or water heater, which keeps a whole in the ice. Doing this allows the toxins (from the vegetation build up, which eventually turns into gasses]) in your pond to escape instead of building up and killing your fish, kind of like poison. Well I hope I helped you... so good luck. It's a good thing its only June. bye
2016-05-19 05:39:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I turn off the filter and pumps when the water gets about 40 degrees constantly. I LEave a bubbler running to keep the water from freezing the tops shut so that stink gasses will release.
My pond is usually frozen over for a solid month in the winter.
It's also 3 foot deep, which is 18 inches below frost line, so safe for the fishes
2007-10-02 08:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by J*Mo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm in NW OH, and all I do is leave the pumps running. Moving water doesn't freeze. If the weather is warm, 15-30, I don't worry. I just break the surface ice. Any colder than that and I turn the pumps back on until the weather "warms" up again.
I have 2, and they are both 22" deep. My fish have lived for 3 years with only one death.
My fish were $.11 at PSP, so a heater isn't economical.
2007-10-03 04:45:05 · answer #4 · answered by saaanen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will have to protect every thing from freezing. If the pump, hoses or filter were to freeze it would likely ruin them. There are many good websites that provide this kind of information. Here in Washington state we don't have a freezing problem for long periods but we remove our pumps and filters once the temp get below 50 degrees, that is when the bacteria in the bio filters no longer are effective and die off.
2007-10-02 05:32:23 · answer #5 · answered by renpen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unplug the pump & drain the filter as soon as the pond develops ice on top. You will also need to use a small floating heater to keep the waste gasses vented.
2007-10-02 05:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by applpro 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
we have smaller one 4 koi but we take pump out ,waterfall out so it won't freeze. We were told to put small ball in pond so it moves around pound for air for the fish it seems to work. it keeps water from completely freezing. or put them in aquarium in house. It's easier to leave in pond. Take out bottom feeders if u have them they will freeze and die.
2007-10-02 14:22:38 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋