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25-02-2021, 01:14 PM #1
Covers off & weather man warning
On a heated pond, when does one think about removing ones winter covers?
Its a sunny and balmy 11C out here today
But beware according to Gav @ gavsweathervids there is talk of another cold snap on the horizon.
EZ-pond 1200i Semi-Raised Pond, Spin-drifter BD, Oase Aquaskim, Oase Proficlear Compact Gravity, 1x Bermuda 10,000, 1x Evo-Aqua 20,000 Vari Wi-fi Pumps, 2x Evo-Aqua 70L Air Pumps , Evo-Aqua 55w UV, Aqua-Sieve Midi, 3 Tier Fabricated Stainless Shower, Hydro-Pro Z7 Heat Pump, 48" Big Blue De-chlorinator, Profi Auto Feeder & Seneye Pond Pack.
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25-02-2021, 01:18 PM #2
Snow in first week of march I think.. Normally I would remove on a day then tuck them back up for the night but with problems with mine I have removed the covers to keep a closer eye on them
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25-02-2021, 01:41 PM #3EZ-pond 1200i Semi-Raised Pond, Spin-drifter BD, Oase Aquaskim, Oase Proficlear Compact Gravity, 1x Bermuda 10,000, 1x Evo-Aqua 20,000 Vari Wi-fi Pumps, 2x Evo-Aqua 70L Air Pumps , Evo-Aqua 55w UV, Aqua-Sieve Midi, 3 Tier Fabricated Stainless Shower, Hydro-Pro Z7 Heat Pump, 48" Big Blue De-chlorinator, Profi Auto Feeder & Seneye Pond Pack.
"That'll do pig. That'll do"
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25-02-2021, 01:49 PM #4
I actually never put my covers on this winter. I didn’t plan that, circumstances just overtook the situation. The pond never went below 12C, but the heat pump was working fairly hard in the cold weather.
But my pond is now running at 17C and I will hold it at that until mid March when I start turning it slowly up2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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25-02-2021, 04:19 PM #5
I don`t take them off till april and that`s only if its warm .Heating has been on a lot with this cold spell.
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25-02-2021, 06:00 PM #6
Hi Feline,
That's about the same temperatures I managed through the cold snap even with a cover fitted.
(Admittedly not the best fitting or insulating cover .16mm polycarb with a big gap round my bakki weir.)
The heat pump was working hard on the coldest days. I even had to fit a tray heater to stop the ice build up in the tray.
Did you have any big water temp fluctuations on the no frost/ice days?EZ-pond 1200i Semi-Raised Pond, Spin-drifter BD, Oase Aquaskim, Oase Proficlear Compact Gravity, 1x Bermuda 10,000, 1x Evo-Aqua 20,000 Vari Wi-fi Pumps, 2x Evo-Aqua 70L Air Pumps , Evo-Aqua 55w UV, Aqua-Sieve Midi, 3 Tier Fabricated Stainless Shower, Hydro-Pro Z7 Heat Pump, 48" Big Blue De-chlorinator, Profi Auto Feeder & Seneye Pond Pack.
"That'll do pig. That'll do"
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25-02-2021, 08:35 PM #7
No, not really. I think it helps that my pond is a fair depth and the walls themselves are insulated. My duratech has a drip tray heater fitted which definitely helps. It’s a bit milder in the SW than quite a lot of the country, so I get away with a bit more here I think.
2016 new 6000 gallon pond
https://www.koiforum.uk/pond-construc...ghlight=feline
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