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Old 31-12-2010, 04:02 PM
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Re: Should I melt ice on garden pond?

I have said here before, overfill the pond before it freezes completely, then after it has a good skin of ice melt a hole then remove at least 2" of water
this helps acting like a double glazing. I don't have much trouble with winter deaths in the pond.
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