Comments on: Why Did My Fish Die Over the Winter? – Pond & Lake Q & A – Week Ending April 18th http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:40:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-853 thepondguy Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:43:28 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-853 Kurt, Your compressor is only 96 watts? That doesn't sound right. That seems like a very small compressor. Ours are anywhere from 350 to 600 watts. Is there a brand name on the compressor. Do you have a link to a website that contains the compressor. Maybe I can take a look at it to see if that is really what you need. The other issue you run into is that the water temperature may be 60 degrees but if oxygen levels are too low then the fish won't go down there. Kurt,

Your compressor is only 96 watts? That doesn’t sound right. That seems like a very small compressor. Ours are anywhere from 350 to 600 watts.

Is there a brand name on the compressor. Do you have a link to a website that contains the compressor. Maybe I can take a look at it to see if that is really what you need.

The other issue you run into is that the water temperature may be 60 degrees but if oxygen levels are too low then the fish won’t go down there.

]]> By: kurt http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-817 kurt Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:17:57 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-817 i have a linear air compresse, i think.........that i run 2 stones off of..................i just find it hard to believe that my water temp down that low isn't in the 60 degree range. i've pasted some info on my aeration........what aerotor can do a good job in that 13 to 14 ft area Linear Air Compressor Low cost! continuous duty air compressor Runs on 96 watts very efficient with few moving parts. A great value and will provide many years of service. i have a linear air compresse, i think………that i run 2 stones off
of………………i just find it hard to believe that my water temp down
that low isn’t in the 60 degree range. i’ve pasted some info on my aeration……..what aerotor can do a good job in that 13 to 14 ft area

Linear Air Compressor

Low cost! continuous duty air compressor Runs on 96
watts very efficient with few moving parts. A great value and will provide
many years of service.

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-814 thepondguy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:30:57 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-814 Kurt, Your definitely thinking right. The O2 levels down in that 14ft area are still low and making it inhabitable for any fish, let alone trout. If you can get it down to that 12ft area you may be better off. What type of aeration system do you have? Kurt,

Your definitely thinking right. The O2 levels down in that 14ft area are still low and making it inhabitable for any fish, let alone trout. If you can get it down to that 12ft area you may be better off. What type of aeration system do you have?

]]> By: kurt http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-813 kurt Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:20:49 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-813 Thanks for the response. One last thing, with my pond being 14ft deep ifigured it would stay cool enough in the deeper part. Won't trout find that area. I have 2 aerator stones running at about 8ft because they won't work pass 10ft. Could the aerators also not be putting enough O2 in the deeper part. thx Thanks for the response. One last thing, with my pond being 14ft deep ifigured it would stay cool enough in the deeper part. Won’t trout find that area. I have 2 aerator stones running at about 8ft because they won’t work pass 10ft. Could the aerators also not be putting enough O2 in the deeper part.

thx

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-812 thepondguy Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:08:01 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-812 Kurt, To me it sounds like the warm weather. Trout are definitely not a fan of the warmer weather. If it was the Cutrine-Plus is would've harmed the trout by the next day. Any copper-based product is not recommended when treating ponds that contain trout, however, if the carbonate hardness of the water is above 50 ppm your trout will actually be fine when treating. Hopefully this helps. Kurt,

To me it sounds like the warm weather. Trout are definitely not a fan of the warmer weather. If it was the Cutrine-Plus is would’ve harmed the trout by the next day. Any copper-based product is not recommended when treating ponds that contain trout, however, if the carbonate hardness of the water is above 50 ppm your trout will actually be fine when treating.

Hopefully this helps.

]]> By: kurt http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-810 kurt Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:53:24 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-810 Hi, I have a 1acre pound that is about 14ft deep. I have bass, bluegils, cats and crappies. Last sept. for the heck of it i tried some rainbows. Living in wisc. I figured my water temp. would be ok except in july and aug. might be a problem. I had an algae bloom which i sprayed w/ cutrine plus this spring. Then i read where it couldbe harmful to trout. A month had passed and i saw no dead trout. However last week it was 90 plus here a few days and i'm finding dead trout. Do you think its the hot weather or the cutrine. My pond is only well feed w/ run off....I haven't ran the well much this spring/summer my water level is staying good. What do you think Hi,
I have a 1acre pound that is about 14ft deep. I have bass, bluegils, cats and crappies. Last sept. for the heck of it i tried some rainbows. Living in wisc. I figured my water temp. would be ok except in july and aug. might be a problem. I had an algae bloom which i sprayed w/ cutrine plus this spring. Then i read where it couldbe harmful to trout. A month had passed and i saw no dead trout. However last week it was 90 plus here a few days and i’m finding dead trout. Do you think its the hot weather or the cutrine. My pond is only well feed w/ run off….I haven’t ran the well much this spring/summer my water level is staying good. What do you think

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-594 thepondguy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:13:26 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-594 Monika, Weedtrine & Cutrine should work, but I would highly recommend using <a href="http://www.thepondguy.com/product/670/213" rel="nofollow">Pondweed Defense</a> instead. Pondweed Defense has no water use restrictions where as Weedtrine has a swimming, irrigation and human/animal consumption restriction for up to 5 days. Also Pondweed is in most cases less expensive as well. When using Pondweed Defense, use 3 quarts Pondweed, 4 oz Cide-Kick and 1 gallon of water. This will treat approximately 2,500 sq. ft. of milfoil. Hopefully this helps. Monika,

Weedtrine & Cutrine should work, but I would highly recommend using Pondweed Defense instead. Pondweed Defense has no water use restrictions where as Weedtrine has a swimming, irrigation and human/animal consumption restriction for up to 5 days. Also Pondweed is in most cases less expensive as well. When using Pondweed Defense, use 3 quarts Pondweed, 4 oz Cide-Kick and 1 gallon of water. This will treat approximately 2,500 sq. ft. of milfoil.
Hopefully this helps.

]]> By: thepondguy http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-593 thepondguy Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:53:42 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-593 Mark, You may have been referring to my post on <a>Super-Cooling</a>, which happens extremely rarely and only will happen in super cold climates such as the US/Canada border and further north. Either way, during the winter, we still suggest to run the aeration system. In the Super-Cooling post though, we talked about how to have aeration running during the winter in those super cold climates. Hope that clears things up! Mark,

You may have been referring to my post on Super-Cooling, which happens extremely rarely and only will happen in super cold climates such as the US/Canada border and further north. Either way, during the winter, we still suggest to run the aeration system. In the Super-Cooling post though, we talked about how to have aeration running during the winter in those super cold climates. Hope that clears things up!

]]> By: Monika http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-591 Monika Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:00:53 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-591 I have milfoil in my pond. I was told to use Weedtrine-D, Cutrine-Plus and Cide Kick to eliminate this. How much of each and do I spray the surface or inject below the surface? Please advise. Thanks, MONIKA I have milfoil in my pond. I was told to use Weedtrine-D, Cutrine-Plus and Cide Kick to eliminate this. How much of each and do I spray the surface or inject below the surface? Please advise. Thanks, MONIKA

]]> By: Mark http://blog.thepondguy.com/2009/04/17/why-did-my-fish-die-over-the-winter-pond-lake-q-a-week-ending-april-18th/#comment-589 Mark Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:33:23 +0000 http://blog.thepondguy.com/?p=529#comment-589 I thought I read from one of your emails last year to NOT leave my Aeration System on during the winter. I thought I read from one of your emails last year to NOT leave my Aeration System on during the winter.

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