Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Things to cheer us up on bleak days... , 1 by orchidfancy

orchidfancy wrote:
I have had a pond for the past 20 years. Until last year I had a large one and a small one I always kept the water running and never had any casualties. Other than the time the pump died in the smaller pond and I was not there to take care of it. Even that the pond was 48" I lost all my fish and all the frogs and you talk about a smelly mess to clean up when the pond thawed... Also heart breaking. Last year I rebuilt the large pond made it deeper all around ranging from 48" on one end to 12 on the other it is 8x14 feet, I also cleared the small pond out and replaced with a small patio made of concrete and recycled granite. The pump runs all winter long and all my fishs are doing fine. So long as the water is oxygenated eveything is fine.