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Old 14-02-2009, 08:55 PM
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Re: Should I melt ice on garden pond?

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Originally Posted by Jim Ford View Post
Not sure about that. There was a documentary recently that mentioned methane being liberated from the bottom of lakes. Holes were drilled in the ice and the released methane lit with huge flames being produced!

Jim
i may be wasting my time then, but in the event of the pond freezing over again, i will follow the same procedure as before on the basis that i lost no fish during the freezing period and they arrived nice and healthy in the spring,
as tescos say "every little helps"

Brian
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