tropical pond in east coast

[oscaroo]

Can you do it? If so how will you heat it in the winter?

 

[fish042099]

Thinking of doing the same....someone said use a de-icer

 

[joe jaskot]

Of course you could have a tropical pond on the east coast, but it is going to be expensive to heat it. Easiest way to heat it would be a swimming pool heater.

 

[greenbud]

the big problem is temp drop. Up here in maine from before sun set to an hour after sunset it can shift 15 degrees easy

 

[fish042099]

something interesting i heard was to get a mini greenhouse like this and put it on top of your pond so that the heat is trapped inside for the winter and you open th vents to cool it in the summer.http://www.wayfair.com/Poly-Tex-Nat...n-Wall-HG5006-G-PY1075.html?refid=FR49-PY1075

 

[oscaroo]

It is only going to be 100-200 gallons.

 

[Moneypit]

The big thing would be to insulate it, then you could use a couple drop in heaters in your filter. You would probably need to cover it as well.

 

[Moneypit]

Of course you could have a tropical pond on the east coast, but it is going to be expensive to heat it. Easiest way to heat it would be a swimming pool heater.

You have to be carefull with pool heaters and make sure it has a stainless steel heat exchanger, most of them have Cupronickel heat exchangers that are around 75% copper. These can lead to copper toxcicity in the pond.

 

[Wiggles92]

It's not going to be cheap to do, but it can be done; the key items are having plenty of insulation (around the pond as well as over it) and heating. At the end of the day, you're better off just putting the pond in your basement.

 

[Moneypit]

I heat mine, and have had it up to 80 degrees in the winter. At 70 gegrees it runs me about $50.00 to $75.00 per month.