What does your pond look like ... Today?

[MoonShadows]

But, anything electrical you use in or on a pond should be on a gfi outlet. If, and it is unlikely, something should happen, the circuit should blow instantaneously. If anyone is not using gfi, they're asking for trouble.

 

[sissy]

No matter what they can fail also .Some can not use gfci's on pumps .Some bigger pumps blow them out .

 

[ZEROPILOT]

just be careful zeropilot .if they do leak you have a big chance of a shocking out come .Another reason I don't want in the pond lights .

Yeah. They're pretty cheezy.
I'll keep them out of the pond. Like they are.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

But, anything electrical you use in or on a pond should be on a gfi outlet. If, and it is unlikely, something should happen, the circuit should blow instantaneously. If anyone is not using gfi, they're asking for trouble.

It is a gfi outlet.

 

[MoonShadows]

You should be fine then.

 

[j.w]

I bought some cheap ones that look just like yours @ZEROPILOT and they could be used in water too but after awhile they stopped working in the water so I now only use them outside of the pond. Glad they did not shock the fish or me!

@addy1 wow you done good girl and it looks great, you can see so much more now! Looks like a lot of hard work. How's your back now?

 

[sissy]

I have seen people coat them around with clear silicon so the lights don't leak .If they are led silicon will work but if they are halogen the housing will get hot and melt the silicon and anything else around it .Even in water .I learned that the hard way .Don't want anyone else to make that mistake

 

[MoonShadows]

if you buy them and they are waterproof, I wouldn't worry. Now, accidents can happen, but a gfi circuit will negate any problems.

 

[addy1]

@addy1 wow you done good girl and it looks great, you can see so much more now! Looks like a lot of hard work. How's your back now?

Back is fine, legs took the hit, balancing on those rocks, to keep this warm water loving body out of that cold water.

 

[Tula]

Looks great @addy1 ! I love when you purge your plants........my pond has benefitted

My pond is ugly, hidden under the solar cover About 50 degrees and sunny today, so decided to back wash the sand & gravel filter. I pulled back the cover to get to the skimmer and was able to see my 4 koi! They were still swimming around .

We're getting cold temps this week end.

 

[Patfish]

I can sit in my den and look at my fish.
They swim around all winter under the ice

 

[Patfish]

 

[Gemma]

@Tula your pond is never ugly, it's just covered for a while

@Patfish nice view you have there!

 

[Mike in Vermont]

We had some sun breaks yesterday, so I finally removed all our aquatic plants. It was a hand-numbing experience. Everyone’s fall pond pics are beautiful to see. (The trout pictured was bullying all our other fish, so we caught it and ate it!)View attachment 106406View attachment 106407View attachment 106408View attachment 106409

How did it taste, Red?

 

[Mike in Vermont]

No pics but, my pond was super clear this summer. I had to clean out a ton of green algae slime though. The plants would filter it. After they got overloaded, it would float and I could remove it. After it got cold the water turned brownish. I think it;s due to the string algae that showed up after the neighbors had septic work and filled my pond with a huge algae bloom in 2013.
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This summer, I had a professional fisherman come and remove 30 trout between 16 and 20 inches. Anything smaller was released. He fished 3 days in a row. The second and 3rd day he brought friends. They had a blast. The largest weighed a little over 5 pounds. I asked him how much, because the state record for brook trout is 5.75 pounds. He couldn't remember. I just wanted to make sure it wasn't over population that was contributing to the problem. I also raked out what string algae I could reach. My main concern is I didn't have a successful hatch this year. I'm pretty sure all the sediment is the cause.

My lower pond wasn't that clear this summer due to lack of plants. No algae though. Right now, that pond is crystal clear. The fish (brook, brown and rainbow trout) are doing great. I have plans to make a bog for the 1st pond next year.
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Both ponds are iced over right now.