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Thread: The Daily pond temp thread
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27-09-2020, 07:28 PM #8381
This is like the koi equivalent of 'pimping your ride' Some serious foil wrapping there!
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27-09-2020, 10:27 PM #8382
My pond hit 12C this morning.
It was at 20C last Monday and still just under 18C Wednesday morning. Been a fast drop.
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27-09-2020, 10:34 PM #8383
WOW! thats a fast drop RS,
how are the fish taking it?
been dropping mine by a degree every few days,
i'm aiming to run at 16C until end of nov then see how hard the winter is...
mine suffers from small volume at only 1000 gallons...
but on the plus side had the green light for mk2 pond next year
it's going to be a bit of a radical design....
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27-09-2020, 10:40 PM #8384
They're coping but don't look happy and were quite skitty and shy today, not sure if due directly to temp drop or if they were spooked after I test fitted new Polycarb covers yesterday.
Ammonia also spiking due to sudden temp drop after feeding 200 grams a day just before the weather changed.
I was supposed to pick up a new koi next weekend on proviso I could maintain within 2 degrees of the sellers heated pond... Not going to happen unfortunately!
It has to have been caused by wind-chill, we've had strong bitter winds for a few days now.
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27-09-2020, 10:52 PM #8385
Couldn’t have done it without the help of my young kids, my daughter helped out all day tearing the tape and peeling off the backing - made it a lot easier to get the wrapping around the pipe work fairly neat and tidy. Thought I’d make a blanket to go over it all in order to protect from wind chill and keep rain etc off of it as best as possible. Did a bit of it a week or so ago and it made a noticeable difference on the electric consumption so hopefully with the pond now covered too it will make even more of a difference. I’m actually considering battening out the pond sides with it too to reduce the risk of the sleepers getting wet and thus preventing the sides getting colder.
Last edited by DiabloDave; 27-09-2020 at 11:09 PM.
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27-09-2020, 11:02 PM #8386
The weather on the Norfolk east coast has been shite the last 4 or 5 days, my temporary pond/pool is currently sitting at 12.5 degrees (though it is 23:01 and we haven seen sunshine for days I guess it could be worse
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27-09-2020, 11:34 PM #8387
Outside temp 10.5c at 23:30. Pond still steady at 18c.
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27-09-2020, 11:48 PM #8388
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WOW! some serious foil wrapping there...
reckon you could get a job with NASA
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28-09-2020, 09:06 AM #8389
9am - outside temp 8.5c, pond 17.4c. Down from last night but still holding well under the polys, and fish all wagging their tails for food at the window
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28-09-2020, 01:26 PM #8390
Pond temp dropped to 12.1c so put covers on. Yesterday. Rising back up to 12.7c
So it's going back up.
Fred
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28-09-2020, 10:26 PM #8391
I actually saw the big round yellow thing back in the sky today, it was for only 2 minutes, but still, first time.in a week!!
22:26 and the temporary pond is at 13.71 so up 1.25 degrees from yesterday
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29-09-2020, 02:47 AM #8392
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29-09-2020, 08:04 AM #8393
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29-09-2020, 09:41 AM #8394
9.30am - cold, wet, grey morning ... warm, happy, hungry babies... 10c air, 17.7c pond
Love it when they go for the 'how many fish can you fit in one window' challenge
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29-09-2020, 11:16 AM #8395
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29-09-2020, 01:07 PM #8396
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29-09-2020, 03:39 PM #8397
Pond covers went down a few days earlier, just finished packing rolled up bubble wrap under the frames and around all the gaps in the rocks.
makes a lot of difference when the temps really drop,
not having big gaps letting all the heat out...
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29-09-2020, 03:55 PM #8398
That bubble wrap is a great idea for a rock edged pond
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29-09-2020, 05:42 PM #8399
it was supposed to be a lot easier this year,
i was supposed to have built a new pond by now...3.6m x 2.8m x 1.5m raised pond with 200mm thick insulated sides.
but what with covid lock down, and heated negotiations with the missus
it didn't happen...
the up side is,
due to the delay of arguing over having it raised for ease of maintenance.
i told her the cost of materials has now gone up....considerably
her fault...
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29-09-2020, 06:07 PM #8400
Oh dear! Well if it's any consolation, I had a right nightmare getting hold of parts during lockdown for my filter change. I think in the end I got my hands on the last Oase ProfiClear Compact M in the UK as their production came to a total halt earlier in the year. A lot of their drums require a two man team to assemble and that contravened distancing rules at the time - at least that's what Oase UK told me!
It's shocking how much some things have gone up in price now due to COVID. I only hope the market will reset its price points when the world finds its new 'normality' - hopefully by Q2 next year.
The knock on effect on the construction industry as a whole has been devastating. My hubs' company make prefab Passivhaus certified eco homes. He's sold several million £'s worth during lockdown as many are being used as a accommodation for the homeless or hospital discharges, so have been critical for many councils. Trouble is - they couldn't get the timber, or the fixtures (windows, doors, toilets, etc), to actually make them as all the supply chains collapsed. It's a mad, mad world
Just as well we've got koi to watch to keep us sane! Well, that is when they're parasite free
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