mrsclem
mrsclem
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2008
- Messages
- 5,490
- Reaction score
- 4,959
- Location
- st. mary's county, md.
- Hardiness Zone
- 7A
- Country
We had the big freeze here that a lot in this area had. Didn't think to plug in pond breathers or put in heaters. It took some work but got them running. This was the 1st year in a while that we have had ice on the ponds.
1st issue- hole drilled in bog pipe to stop backflush sprayed water onto netting which froze and then started the water going over the bog wall.
2nd issue- beautiful ice formation for bog outflows goldfish pond. It broke loose and got lodged under the water flow. Water was shooting out of the pond. That was caught on the cameras in less than a minute! When fixing that, found issue with other bog and just shut down the pump.
We did lose a koi that was found frozen in the ice. Not sure what happened, everyone seems fine.
1st issue- hole drilled in bog pipe to stop backflush sprayed water onto netting which froze and then started the water going over the bog wall.
2nd issue- beautiful ice formation for bog outflows goldfish pond. It broke loose and got lodged under the water flow. Water was shooting out of the pond. That was caught on the cameras in less than a minute! When fixing that, found issue with other bog and just shut down the pump.
We did lose a koi that was found frozen in the ice. Not sure what happened, everyone seems fine.