I have a pretty big pond and am looking to heat it does anybody have some ideas for me, its about 5,000gal
outdoor pond... ideas for heating?
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outdoor pond heater is a big problem because it will take a lot of money !! usually people chose koi to put in outdoor pond because they can survive in very cold weather !
lol, if you got some "green" generater to power the heater im sure you would be good price wise in the long run. but it'd still be costly. hope u find something that works. and you can akways put your fish into a suitable aquarium for the winter.
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gl!
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Gas fired boiler is going to b needed to keep heat up on 5K gals.
Koi, goldfish, and natives don't need heat.....
Koi, goldfish, and natives don't need heat.....
For koi if it is possible always heat. It depends on what the temps go down to. The top koi keepers heat to a minimum of 10c and that goes up to 20-22c in the summer(yes they even heat then).Muske;4741998; said:
A Kois immune system slows right down below 8c and is none existent below 4c. This is why people have so much trouble in the spring when the temps go up, parasites attack and the koi have no way of fighting back. That is if they get through the winter.
I've already lost one goshiki so far and the I've posted about the tancho going on a tropical holiday. Temps are around 0 to -2c on the surface.
I'm simply not going through this next year, even with temp covers on I can't get any heat to stay in.
All of the above is from a koi keeper.
Yanbbrox;4742226; said:
Great points here. It is important to remember the difference in fish survival and optimum living conditions. We all want the best for our animals.
5,000gallons is alot of water to heat and most of the heat would be lost in the surface area. Covering the pond will save you lots of $. Also looking into a heat exchanger run off natural gas or propane is much more efficient then going electric. Unless you have one huge solar setup =)