What heater should I use for my pond?

[Brendan55]

Hey guys, I’m setting up a 1500 gallon pond for my bass in my backyard. I live on the coast of sc and I was wondering if I could get any ideas on heaters for my pond for the winter?

 

[phreeflow]

Depends on the type of bass. Don’t think you’d need one if the pond is deep enough and if your talking about regular bass. If it’s a peacock...it’s gonna cost you a ton in heating bills. You just wanna make sure the top doesn’t freeze over for proper gas exchange. You can get a floating pond heater or a large titanium heater. Put it on the shallow side and float something over it like styrofoam or large plastic lilies to keep the heat from escaping. It’ll make a nice warm spot for the fish. Ask the local pond store for advice

 

[davemal]

If you need lots of power to heat might be worth looking into a heat pump, some now return 12kW heat for each 1kW power

 

[CarpCharacin]

Do you just want to keep it from freezing over, or do you want to keep it at a specific temperature?