My goldfish pond

[CometKeith]

Well. It's 1 degree below F today and getting even colder this coming week! Not much going on with my pond, but I still have running a water pump, aerator, and breather. There is still a hole in the ice where the aerator is bubbling up. I think the breather helps that by slightly warming the pond water because of it's electric heating element. Last year without the breather the pond was totally frozen over when it was even warmer than today.

 

[j.w]

Brrrrrrrrrrr, I'll stay here in my warm lows in the 30's @CometKeith
Glad your pond is doing fine w/your breather.

 

[callingcolleen1]

Hope all is well with the fish and wishing you some warm air soon!

 

[Lisak1]

And an even bigger test coming this week @CometKeith as we hit record lows by mid-week!

 

[CometKeith]

And an even bigger test coming this week @CometKeith as we hit record lows by mid-week!

yes.... I shouldn't have said anything as now the pond is completely covered over. I can see one little spot where maybe the breather is. Hopefully it's doing it's job!

 

[addy1]

We are dropping to 4 f tonight, right now 30. My ponds have frozen melted frozen melted, right now some are frozen over some have some free water. The ponds with fish have breathers going.

A quick short snow storm is coming through.

Wow saying -60 in Chicago......................think wind chill factor...............you all be safe in that cold

 

[Lisak1]

We are expecting -25 to -30 temps with wind chill nearing -60. I am grateful for the heavy snow cover as it provides protection for the landscape as well - all those plants tucked in under the snow have no idea how cold it is "up above"!

 

[CometKeith]

We are expecting -25 to -30 temps with wind chill nearing -60. I am grateful for the heavy snow cover as it provides protection for the landscape as well - all those plants tucked in under the snow have no idea how cold it is "up above"!

It's crazy how cold it got last night and it's going down to 27 below tonight!! I hope my fish are okay...
Officially it a state of emergency in Illinois per the governor.

 

[Tara]

I hope your fish do well too, hope you all stay warm and safe.

 

[CometKeith]

I hope your fish do well too, hope you all stay warm and safe.

Thank you. I stayed home today. There was no one walking around and just a few people driving that I could see. It's going to be a toasty 1 degree tomorrow around noon so I'm going to work!

 

[callingcolleen1]

It's crazy how cold it got last night and it's going down to 27 below tonight!! I hope my fish are okay...
Officially it a state of emergency in Illinois per the governor.

Use a real heater for the next couple days and your fish will fair much better...

 

[Lisak1]

Use a real heater for the next couple days and your fish will fair much better...

I wouldn't even bother trying to heat a pond when it's 25 below zero. You're fighting a losing battle. Plus we're under about 18 inches of snow cover. Can't even see the pond.

 

[CometKeith]

Use a real heater for the next couple days and your fish will fair much better...

Colleen. The problem is people here don't have the proper cold weather clothing to be outside at these temperatures so I can't really do anything with my pond. When I was in college in Wisconsin years ago people had all sorts of fur lined hats, gloves, and boots. Now having that is almost unheard of because of all the mild winters we have had the last 20 years or so .It was 21 degrees below zero this morning when I went to work and it was still the same temperature at 9:00 am. It got up to a balmy -4 degrees F this afternoon!

 

[addy1]

This is the first winter in years that I have put my cold weather coat on and it was almost not good enough for the temperatures mixed with the howling wind. We were no where as cold as you guys I can not even imagine that type of cold.
The coldest I have ever been in was -17 back when I was in college in AZ

 

[callingcolleen1]

Colleen. The problem is people here don't have the proper cold weather clothing to be outside at these temperatures so I can't really do anything with my pond. When I was in college in Wisconsin years ago people had all sorts of fur lined hats, gloves, and boots. Now having that is almost unheard of because of all the mild winters we have had the last 20 years or so .It was 21 degrees below zero this morning when I went to work and it was still the same temperature at 9:00 am. It got up to a balmy -4 degrees F this afternoon!

I would just set a 1500 watt cattle heater and that will burn a hole in the ice. Trouble with the extreme cold is the pond will freeze very hard and there will be little space left under the ice for fish. I wish you lots of luck!