Please share photos of your covered pond
- Thread starter Gemma
- Start date
sissy
sissy
- Joined
- Jan 17, 2011
- Messages
- 33,086
- Reaction score
- 15,707
- Location
- Axton virginia
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 7A
- Country
Believe me if frogs want in they will get in no matter what
MoonShadows
The Jam Man
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2017
- Messages
- 1,375
- Reaction score
- 1,556
- Location
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 6a
- Country
We put the Sunbubble up today. I couldn't believe how fast it warmed up inside. We positioned it off-center of the pond with the most room near the zippered entrance so I can get in there if I need to pull the submersible.
@MoonShadows looks so cute and leaves room for you to walk inside it...too bad it would never work for my pond!
I wonder if it would make much difference if we covered just the top shelf where the falls are and leave the main pond uncovered so that we can keep an eye on it...I wonder if covering the top and the falls would prevent it from freezing
I wonder if it would make much difference if we covered just the top shelf where the falls are and leave the main pond uncovered so that we can keep an eye on it...I wonder if covering the top and the falls would prevent it from freezing
MoonShadows
The Jam Man
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2017
- Messages
- 1,375
- Reaction score
- 1,556
- Location
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 6a
- Country
No doubt on sunny days the part under the Sunbubble will be much warmer, but if you get a few days where it is overcast and very cold, I'm not sure.
It's going to prevent a lot of evaporative cooling, for sure. Plus, it looks fantastic!!
MoonShadows
The Jam Man
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2017
- Messages
- 1,375
- Reaction score
- 1,556
- Location
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 6a
- Country
This morning I can't even see into the Sunbubble. Evaporation during the night turned to frost on the inside of the bubble.
You might consider putting a couple space heaters inside the bubble.
MoonShadows
The Jam Man
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2017
- Messages
- 1,375
- Reaction score
- 1,556
- Location
- Stroudsburg, PA
- Showcase(s):
- 1
- Hardiness Zone
- 6a
- Country
Not sure if I want to do that unless I get some really cold days that I would need something like that. I did open 3 of the little vents (you can see them near the top on the first pic above).
I also just bought an Ambient Weather WS-0416 8-Channel Wireless Thermo-Hygrometer for my greenhouse...in fact it was just delivered about 5 minutes ago. It came with one sensor, but the base station can display up to 8 sensors. When I set it up in the greenhouse, if it is accurate, and I like it, I think I will get another sensor to put in the bubble to measure the temp/humidity in there.
