Water Gardening: something I learned. , 1 by dragonfly62

dragonfly62 wrote:
I take my pump out in the fall and cover the pond all but a small area for air until the leaves are all down the uncover and put a stock heater in it. You are lucky if a stock heater lasts three yrs. You always have to clean the element with viniger in the spring. In the spring I take a rain barrel and the small pond that I took out and drain my pond to clean it. I then put back all the water and fish and if it needs more water I get the hose and top it off. I didn't know but twice I left the hose in when I turned it off and it syphned the water right back out. I don't do that anymore. Frilly try not to beat on the ice too much to make a hole because the loud sound in the water will kill fish, Best to take a hot pan of water and try to melt a place to start. Just my 2 cents. BEV