Aquascape 300-Watt Pond De-Icer
Aquascape's stainless steel 300-watt Pond De-Icer is ideal for keeping a hole open the ice during cold winter months.
If you have goldfish or koi in your pond, it is imperative to maintain an opening in the ice to allow for necessary gas exchange. Pond De-icers ensure proper gas exchange by allowing oxygen into, and carbon dioxide out of the pond, helping keep fish alive during the winter. In extreme conditions or gardening zones above USDA zone 5 or lower, we recommend the de-icer be used in conjunction with an Aquascape pond aerator or solids handling pump such as an Aquaforce 1000 Solids Handling Pump.
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Body flukes (Gyrodactylus sp.) are a fairly common parasite found on pond fish. They do not lay eggs like gill flukes, instead they produce live young. They are found both on the gills and the body of fish.
Body flukes (Gyrodactylus sp.) are a fairly common parasite found on pond fish. They do not lay eggs like gill flukes, instead they produce live young. They are found both on the gills and the body of fish.
Fall is ‘prime time’ for visits from herons. Starting in late summer, herons begin to migrate south where they spend the winter. They often make stops along the way in koi and goldfish ponds where your brightly coloured fish are easy targets.