heating ponds

[parker64]

hey guys i am build a 9 but 6 by 36 inch pond and want to have my red tailed catfish live in it over the winter. it gets to about 25 over the winter and i need to find a way to heat my pond. i was thinking of taking like 2 layers of plastic and in the middle putting some type of insulation
what type of heater should i buy to maintain a temp of 70 thanks guys

 

[DragonKeeper]

Sounds like an expensive adventure! Lot of power needed to keep water at 70* when it's that cold outside.

Keeper

 

[6freddy8]

you ask for help and nobody wonts to help or tells you not to do it i had the same ? about 4mths ago and the only thing someone told me was and ice hole heater but i found one.
http://www.koienterprise.com/Pond-Heaters/Elecro-Heaters-p-523.html

ask for Anthony Quintero he,ll set you up but you need to hurry the price is suppose to change in April its suppose to double in price its been keeping my outdoor pond at 78' all winter and thats cuz i have it set there and in the winter here you some times wake up to frozen ice in the morning
in my pond there 2pbass,3lungfish that people said it would die when it comes up for air cuz the air being cold but there fine,2oscers,1electric eel ,2 arrowanas,1mbupuffer,thinbar dantniod,20differentbiquers they out grew there 180 tank and as soon as the othere grow there going in the pond also

hope this helps


hope this help

 

[jschall]

You'll likely be spending $500-1000 per month heating a pond in the winter if it gets that cold. Less if you cover it with some well-insulated stuff.

 

[xdragonxb0i]

you would wanna look into Solar heaters. and then a no electrical heaters, that you can use at night

 

[6freddy8]

nope not even close to that told you everybody is aginst it $280mth christmas lites and all but thats my next diy project solar panels for it

 

[6freddy8]

looks like my comment didnt make but like i said everbody was aginst it light bill was $280 with christmas light and allits the one with the green rope lite its 3ft deep X 14long L shaped X 4ft wide its one foot in ground and 2ft above ground it was just covered with a shade tarp just till all the leave fell then i uncovered it

 

[Dane]

I would invest in a couple of hot tub covers for that pond. I would also look at heating the same way as hot tub are. A covered hot tub costs less than $100/month to keep it at 100 degrees. Using the same methods should keep you around the same price.