Lizzyduff Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Usually the pond waterfall does the trick but last week it froze the top 3 inches solid regardless and poured water out on top of the ice and eventually the porch. Took hours and a hammer, and lots of whisky to open a small hole for gas exchange. Looking at buying a pond or birdbath deicer for the next short deep freeze but most seem to have mixed reviews. From overheating the actual water instead of just a small ring, to electric shocks. My goldfish and i are both too old to deal with 3 inches of ice next time so I thought I'd ask you all. In the winter the goldies do their hibernation thing in a 45gallon tub on the patio- got tired of hungry critters eating them every winter- so once the water temperature is in the low 30's I move them to their winter tub. Still outside but protected on the porch from birds and raccoons. I keep the waterfall filter going but that wasn't enough this time. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 1/19/2024 at 2:04 AM, Lizzyduff said: Took hours and a hammer, and lots of whisky to open a small hole for gas exchange. ^^you had me here^^ 😂 I bring tub fish indoors over the winter. If you can get another tub, have that indoors, and move your fish into a partially heated entryway, garage, or basement … that makes most sense to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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