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Koi pond - winter care...

Posted by toronto_girl_zone_6 5b/6a (My Page) on
Wed, Jul 13, 11 at 23:42

Hello. I just wanted to do a quick survey to see how each ponder here overwinters their Koi pond. I do know the different methods available... deep pond with air hole, ever-flowing waterfall, heated pond, green house, bring the fish indoors, etc. I'm not asking for how to overwinter Koi. What I want to know is what methods you have employed and the success rate of your overwintering method.

1) Please state your zone.
2) Pond dimensions and number of fish.
3) Over-wintering methods employed, both past and present.
4) Fish lost each year; number and age.
5) Reason for choosing the over-wintering system you employ.
6) Average monthly cost of running whatever system(s) you employed.

Looking forward to hearing your responses.


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RE: Koi pond - winter care...

  • Posted by ademink z5a-5b Indianapolis (My Page) on
    Sun, Jul 17, 11 at 9:52

1) zone 5
2) 20,000 gallons - dimensions...uh...25x15'ish...ish..ish. Various depths, the deepest being 6.5'. 27 koi and God only knows how many hybrid bluegill.
3) I leave the waterfall running. that's it unless we are going have a mega-extended freeze and then i put a heater by the intake opening to keep it open.
4) none except for year one - i think bacteria - they were about 8" long and I lost three..no clue how old they were.
5) it's easy and it works
6) no clue...my electric bill is never noticeably higher


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