Re: Aquarium heater in pond

yeah, I still got the 500 watt going, temp was 52 or so last I looked.  got the
plastic up and over the pond to limit evaporation and losing heat.  look... everybody
and their brother keeps stock tanks open to water livestock.  they gotta have a
heater will do it.  for smallish ponds I use a heater + small water pump and it works
fine.  all you have to do is keep the water liquid.  I think what you plan will work
fine.  Ingrid

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (EliezerE) wrote:

>I have read of people's varying experience with putting a submersible aquarium
>heater in an outdoor pond over the winter.  I think Ingrid did it succesfully. 
>Can anyone provide personal experiences, what to do and not to do?  I am trying
>to keep a lotus alive in an above-ground stock tank in Chicago that is too
>heavy (read I am too lazy) to move and store, and want to put in a heater and
>coer the whole thing with white foam insulation board.  I'm not worried about
>the rosy reds and feeder goldfish that were in there to eat mosquitoes, but
>want to prevent solid freezing.
>Thanks!



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