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The amount of rain we have been having will contribute to algae .
Mine is only a little 1m2 raised pond around 60cm deep.
I've got 8 fish in there, 2 pots of iris and a miniature water lily.
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I didnt know you could get water lily in minature,thanks i might get one for the shelfdoesnt it all freeze up in bad winters?

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The Tadpoles are still Tadpoles, Joolz They seem to be doing okay anyway. I keep hearing the occasional plop in the pond from the couple of frogs that seem to like it there and Jenny hasn't brought any more into the house.

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The Tadpoles are still Tadpoles, Joolz They seem to be doing okay anyway. I keep hearing the occasional plop in the pond from the couple of frogs that seem to like it there and Jenny hasn't brought any more into the house.
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ive got loads of little ones jumping about now,which slows my strimming down
And lucy(sodoff as darran calls her) stalks the frog pond everyday but since we got the kitten shes stopped fetching presents into the house
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It frozen2 years ago, the ice was around 7inch thick.
I leave the fountain/ filter running all year, keep it from freezing totally.
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hi,ive noticed this morning that 2 of our pond fish are annoyingly chasing another one? it must be tiring for it poor thingis it breeding behaviour?first time weve had fish so ive no idea thanks xx
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If 2 are chasing 1 then it could be bullying!! You may have a male & female who want the pond to themselves and are chasing the other one away I have kept fish for over 15 years so I am well aquainted with their behaviour!

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If 2 are chasing 1 then it could be bullying!! You may have a male & female who want the pond to themselves and are chasing the other one away I have kept fish for over 15 years so I am well aquainted with their behaviour!

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Hi gemini,its prob been a bit of both over the months i will keep my eye on them and if i can ever get round to cleaning out the other pond(waiting for all baby frogs to leave) i might be able move some into there

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I put a pond heater in the pond during the Winter. They're very inexpensive to run, simple to fit, and do a great job of keeping the pond with a ice free area.
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I put a pond heater in the pond during the Winter. They're very inexpensive to run, simple to fit, and do a great job of keeping the pond with a ice free area.
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I will invest in one armandii ,i dont want the youngsters freezing their fins off x
Any particular brand or are they all about the same?

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Not really, Joolz. Go on the Net and get one of the floating type, they're not cheap, around £15 - £18 but once fitted save you a lot of trouble.
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,i dont want the youngsters freezing their fins off x
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Above is a floating pond heater, they keep an area around the heater free from ice so that oxygen can get in and any gasses get out. Despite their name, they do not heat the pond, for that you would need something like

And being electric you would need lots of money to run it too. As a side note, some koi keepers do heat their ponds in winter, and they use a gas boiler, just like you may have.
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Just go the floating pond heater that gives you an ice free area around the heater
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Above is a floating pond heater, they keep an area around the heater free from ice so that oxygen can get in and any gasses get out. Despite their name, they do not heat the pond, for that you would need something like

And being electric you would need lots of money to run it too. As a side note, some koi keepers do heat their ponds in winter, and they use a gas boiler, just like you may have.
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Our gas boilers in the chimney breast!£169 a month our payments are up to wgso i dont want an electric bill to match but if i had the money i would buy one
I know the floating pond heater is only for surface ice but i was thinking it did warm the whole surface i used the football last winter i should get a thermometer aswell its been on my list since november,i pray we have another mildish winter again x
Im hoping the little ones make it through thou if nothing eats them before

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Just go the floating pond heater that gives you an ice free area around the heater
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I will do armandii,i cant afford to spoil them with a huge electric bill for sure have you checked your pond for any fishlets yet??

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Well, Joolz, you don't need to heat the whole pool......unless you're going for a dip!! The idea of the floating heater is, as you say, only to create a hole in the ice should there be any so that any noxious gases can escape and not kill the fish, and that's all you need.
Heating the whole pool is a completely different thing altogether

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Sorry, Joolz, missed that last post. No, to be honest, having only just come back from the fishing holiday in the Rutland Area, sorting out the garden, helping my sister move house, etc, etc, has not left me time to do a lot of jobs. But I will check as soon as I can, but not tomorrow as my sister is finally making the move from Nantwich to Wem tomorrow and I'm taking her there so that will be all day tomorrow tied up!

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