shutting down for winter question...

[DrDave]

That is a big fluctuation for such a short time. Must be a low volume pond.
Goldies 52-58 deg F, maybe 1/3 of what you normally fed them. No more, it is time to wean them of food.

 

[rdk]

Yes I do.-- 310gal exact. In fact the water went today from 52% to 60% by late afternoon. RDK

 

[DrDave]

I would still reduce the food and if it starts to drop into the lower 50's quit feeding again.

 

[rdk]

Will very carefully check water temps now, and be quick to cut them off if most of the days readings are around 55%. Thank you very much. Dr.Dave

 

[koisRus]

Just picked up one of these bad boys this week for under $24.00 to make temperature taking easier. I did have to make a (simple to do and free) change to increase the range, and now I love it.

 

[addy1]

Nice think i will look for one of those, my pond is DOWN the hill lol

 

[DrDave]

What a great idea! Was it difficult to reset the range for ponds?

 

[koisRus]

What a great idea! Was it difficult to reset the range for ponds?

No it wasn't. It is rated for up to 100 feet, but I could not get it to work at 55 feet through a window. So what I did was:

Step 1: Remove the back cover off of the receiving unit (the part that stays in the house).
Step 2: Drill a small hole in the top of the front piece.
Step 3: Ran the antenna wire that was inside the unit through the hole I drilled.
Step 4: Stripped about 3 inches of the antenna wires coating to make bare.
Step 5: Replace back cover.

Now it sitting on my kitchen window sill 55 feet away from my pond and has been working fine so far.

Also I purchased it from ebay, just go there and do a search for wireless pool thermometer.

 

[DrDave]

As an Extra Class Ham Radio Operator I can tell you that is brilliant except for stripping the wire. That did nothing except giving corrosion a place to start.
Also where you set if is critical since the metal window frames will cause inteference.

I thought you had to reset the temperature range. Good to know that is OK.

 

[Steve knight]

this one may be better more range
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACU-RITE-00617-...086?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563e30213e

 

[DrDave]

I put in a bid for the one shown by koisrus. I think it is a good deal at that price.

 

[addy1]

this one may be better more range
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACU-RITE-00617-...086?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item563e30213e

Thanks going to get this one I think, my pond is pretty far away and down the hill, it says 330ft range. Love gadgets lol

 

[koisRus]

Thanks going to get this one I think, my pond is pretty far away and down the hill, it says 330ft range. Love gadgets lol

Addy, you may want to take another look at that. It says - •433 MHZ WIRELESS-100 FOOT RANGE IN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS

 

[addy1]

Addy, you may want to take another look at that. It says - •433 MHZ WIRELESS-100 FOOT RANGE IN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS

will do thanks

 

[DrDave]

Addy, you may want to take another look at that. It says - •433 MHZ WIRELESS-100 FOOT RANGE IN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS

HMMMM... 433 Mhz is in the Ham band. I guess that under 100mW it is ok if it is FCC Part 15, type accepted.