Above Ground Question

[benzjamin13]

I decided I want to build a pond again. I had one, but I broke it down due to raccoon problems. Now I have some dogs to scare off the raccoons. I want to know about an above ground pond in the winter. I hear that the water can get colder compared to being in the ground and that fish may not live through the winters in these conditions. I live in SoCal in Santa Clarita and it can get pretty cold sometimes.

 

[Fish on Fire]

You can build a plywood wall along the sides and line it with foam to make better insulation. Lay the pond liner on top of that. Then build a green house tent-like thingy over it for the winter so that it's warmer than outside and have a heater going either in the filter or in the pond. Shouldn't be too hard really . . . Or have one of those air heater thingies placed within the green house tent over the pond and it'll help keep the air warm in there, heating the pond as well.

 

[velvetbone]

Is there any chance of having any portion of the pond below the ground in addtion to being above ground. Are you going to use a liner?
I live down in San Diego and it can get pretty hot as well
(100-104) not often but it happens.
I plan on beginning a partially above and below ground pond within 30 days.
I hope to have 2' above the ground supported by a wood frame and 2'-3' below the ground.
Try using a users name under the "search feature" from this forum. His name is "midnight" he is funny and has great ideas.
Fish on Fire's idea is right on the button. I think to clarify, he means "styrafoam". Probably 1" would be a good insulator. I can't remember the specific kind though.
Good luck!!

 

[benzjamin13]

The whole thing will be above ground. I'm going to use a liner. The styrafoam for an insulator never crossed my mind, so now I get to incorperate that into the project. Thanks for the input guys...I really appreciate it!