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Thread: Who's had issues with the heat?
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21-07-2022, 07:44 PM #1
Who's had issues with the heat?
Apart from the obvious pond overheating.....
My 2 Charles Austin ET60 air pumps for the bottom drains stopped working, too hot to touch.
Started working again once I'd put them in the fridge to cool down, got a 12 inch fan blasting air over them now and I'm surprised at how cool it's keeping them.
Also having to do 80% water change on grow on a week to keep temperature below 28c, thank god I'm on a borehole.
So hopefully no more issues.
34,000L, 2xSpindrifters, Aqua Sieve2, Nexus300, 24in K1/bead, Momotaro Bakki, 17kwThermotec Inverter
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21-07-2022, 07:49 PM #2
Only over heating issue was me cooking inside out . Other than that luckily the pond and fish seem to have escaped without problem . Did make sure the returns were splash returns to help with the oxygen
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Johnathan
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21-07-2022, 09:18 PM #3
Everything OK here just a bit of sunburn to my ochiba looks to be clearing quickly
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21-07-2022, 11:40 PM #4
If it is as if it is summer in Japan, isn't this a good opportunity to achieve unprecedented intensive feeding to try to build up body size and nutrition and, like us, take advantage of the complete winter feeding pause and use it to counter the flukes the following spring?
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22-07-2022, 06:00 AM #5
One of my air pumps also overheated and stopped working.
I put a wet towel over them now twice a day and seems to stop them over heating.
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MalNorwich, RS2OOO Thanked / Liked this Post
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22-07-2022, 08:18 AM #6
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22-07-2022, 08:29 AM #7
No issues up here only got to 37 deg not like down south
Pond got to 24 deg and tried to get a heavy female to spawn with no luck
Pond has a solid roof which helps and no air used in the pond just a good splash return.
Lovely rain this morningJohn
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22-07-2022, 08:33 AM #8
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22-07-2022, 08:35 AM #9
Ha ha, lovely fine drizzle here and I slept well last night first time for a while.
I do love the sun and sit in it all day though.John
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22-07-2022, 12:48 PM #10
My EA air pump stopped working, which resulted in a fish jumping out
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22-07-2022, 03:00 PM #11
Same here ! Noticed my air pump was dangerously hot , so turned it off for a bit .
I noticed some people use fans to cool them . Just wondering if it would be worth directing an air line from a couple of the spare ports on the manifold , back onto the pump - thus blowing the air onto it . Would this work ? I`ll have a play with it , this weekendColin
2500 Gallon Fibreglass Pond
Draco Solum 16 , 400l Bio Chamber
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22-07-2022, 06:27 PM #1234,000L, 2xSpindrifters, Aqua Sieve2, Nexus300, 24in K1/bead, Momotaro Bakki, 17kwThermotec Inverter
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23-07-2022, 12:39 AM #13
Not had any issues with my air pumps- although they are in shade inside the filter house and I’ve been leaving the doors open for extra ventilation. It’s a good idea to check the filter inside your air pumps if they are overheating. They get a lot hotter if filters are clogged up and needing replacing. I tend to forget how many years I’ve had each pump without servicing It
2016 new 6000 gallon pond
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23-07-2022, 06:39 AM #14
Thanks for the heads up on the filters I've checked all of my pumps this morning all needed cleaning
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23-07-2022, 08:01 AM #15
My air pump was fine, hidden in the shed so in the shade. It does need the diaphragm replaced as has dropped power (been like this a little while) but as I only use it on the BD I haven't rushed to do it yet. Once I have a moving bed in there I will either change it for more oomph or sell it with the fresh diaphragm and get a bigger air pump if needed.
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27-07-2022, 12:12 PM #16
Came home from a nightshoft to find my Chagoi that I have had for 12 years dead next to the pond at 6am
gutted- no parasites etc she must of jumped out and couldnt get back in
held her under the water return for 20 minutes didnt save her
gutted!!!
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27-07-2022, 02:38 PM #17
The Daily pond temp thread
Still at around 17C, know what you mean about getting the covers off though :D it will be really...