My pond is about 2 feet deep (1000 gallons) and freezes over in the winter about 1 1/2 inches. Will this work for me and can I just submerge it to the
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Having owned a pond, I would suggest a heater for this. If you want to get somerhing like this pump, then I would get a bubbler which is a spesific implimentation of a pump.
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It has worked for me, our ponds are ruffley the same size. You will have to purchase or manufacture some sort of defusor. I use a large soda bottle filled with rocks with holes drilles all around it.
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You Can't submerge this Pump. You will need 10 to 20 feet of tubing to reach the Bottom of your Pond. I use a Ring Diffuser that I purchased off of Amazon...Danner 14580 Large Ring Air Diffuser 7 Inch. I have had my Pump running for 3 Straight Months with no Issues. It will work just fine for you, and should keep your Pond from Freezing over!
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if it gets really cold the bubbles will freeze. I put a heater in and that helps. They're heaters that only go on if the water gets to freezing so that way your electric bill doesn't go up.
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I think this pump will do fine during the winter when it is submerged in the bottom of the pond.
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This cannot be submerged, need to be outside and the air outlet do need to be in the pond. I have on additional a large diffuser and a heat ring to take care of my pond in the winter
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The pump isn't submerged, I have mine off aways and the hose/diffuser is on the bottom..
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No, it should be fine. These heaters have an adjustable settings. I have a 300 watt for my 90 gallon fish pond and have it set at 80 degrees. It kept the water warm and prevented it from freezing during the winter.
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It don't think the water hurts it but if there is any cloud cover it does not work it isn't a very powerful pump basically just moves the water on top of pond. My pond is 10x10 and I need at least 2 pumps this size. I actually thought it was bigger.
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We have a reasonably large pond (18' diameter) and have used it for the past year. No issues with liner, and for the first time ALL of our fish made it through the winter. We started the pond pump up again for Spring and within 3 days the water was crystal clear. This light is a life saver.
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My pond is about 800 gals and this unit is good for aeration not filtration. You need to also add a good volume pump and separate filter unit.
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Open the door and you can see the water, if the water is above the little pump in the back right side your ok if the water is in the middle your still ok but if the water is below halfthen you need to fill it up, be sure to put some ice in the water, maybe put water in some tuperware an then into the freezer, once frozen put the ice in the water and hit the 'Cool'button on the remote or cooler itself, always 'hit' the 'Cooler' button or you might be ruin the cooler. Hope this answer's some of your questions, I've got two of them and I enjoy them.
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The intent of this filter is to be partially buried next to your pond, with the top exposed to allow you to control the filter, change out tubing, etc. I'm thinking that it may not be 'electrically safe' to partially submerge this filter in your pond, as you definitely would not want the top to go under water or potentially be damaged by water exposure. You may want to send a quick email to the company, as they seem pretty responsive with customer service.
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My pond is about 12x12x3-- I use one all year, including winter (put it in shallow area) and this summer when temps peaked 100 I added a second, which helped a lot. I think they work extremely well- get the ring bubbler, it does better than the attachment that comes with the pump.
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Until two days ago my pump wasn't only completely underwater but it was completely under a foot of hard frozen snow and ice. Now I did unplug the pump knowing that a hard freeze was coming and also had to wait until the temps got above freezing in order for the snow and ice to thaw. But yesterday I plugged it back in and it still worked like a champ!
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I would assume it would be fine, our pump did not make it through the winter very well. We haven't uncovered the pond yet and I don't know if the problem is that my daughter neglected to put the heater in or not so I don't think anything survived the horrible winter. Sorry, I am not much help to you.
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I do not use it in a wet application, and I would say that it is not intended to be used in a wet application. If you want to keep a hole in the ice, that is one thing, if you want to keep the whole pond warm so it does not freeze, that is entirely a different thing. The amount of BTU's to raise your whole pond above freezing is HUGE, but to just keep a hole in the ice, get a cow/horse trough heater, that is what I use in my pond to allow oxygenation of the water and a place for the fish to eat, although the fish really don't eat much when the water is that cold. sorry for being so lengthy
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I left mine run all winter in Delaware,as long as the water flows in the filter it won't freeze,however it was so cold this past winter the water started to freeze in the pond and created a dam that prevented the flow of water,so guess what,new filter time. A $300.00 oops. You really don't need to run it in the winter as the fish are in hibernation mode. Just keep the water from freezing solid with a heater or aeriator. Don't recommend buring it as it's too hard to access.
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Gardnerville, NV. The HL skimmer filter has wintered over successfully without much prep. We didn't run the pump and filter for the cold season. Ice formed in the box but did not crack it. The pond froze over. Ran an air pump and maintained an air hole in the ice. This year we will probably go with a simple water trough heater in addition to the air pump so that we don't have to smash the ice around the hole to make it bigger. Temps got down to the low teens consistently starting in November.
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Anything above the freezing temperature of the liquid you are using will work. I have used this pump with water from 50degF to 150degF without issues
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Good question, because it's difficult to know. Last year I didn't realize mine was not working until it was too late and the pond had frozen solid, locking the heater in. I didn't replace it and this season am using a small pump instead to maintain an open area in my pond's surface. Good luck!
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I would say yes I am going to try it on my pond. I also am going to shorten the bag using a hose clamp as I only have 2' deal.
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I'm doing it. Even freezing temperature shouldn't effect it. It floats, keeps debris out, adds insulation, and it has been unaffected by two months in the water under our winter cover.