FROZEN KOI POND & FILTERS

#frozenpond #winter #koi
in this video my pond loses water and my filter freeze solid hopefully I can fix it 🤞
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pond dimensions 13f x 12ft 4ft deep
filters Diy wrighty style 4x barrel system
surface skimmer running through a diy 4 tier bakki shower with japanese matting then far infrared bakki home type media then through 2 tiers of white pumice
barrel 1 k1 static bed 75ltr k1 type media
barrel 2 k1 static bed 75ltr k1 type media
barrel 3 k1 media moving bed
barrel 4 static alfagrog and white pumice
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[@lindosbay]

Glad everything is back on track. Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Thanks mate and merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉

[@carollycett1329]

Glad you found it, it's sure been a freezing mth lets hope for some nicer weather Have a great holiday 🎄🎄🎄🎄

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Carol merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉 👍

[@dazpowell8371]

Glad u sorted it mate

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers daz 🍻👍

[@careyskoithegummykoikeeper7817]

That's what a koi community is all about help them that help you mush 👊👊👊

[@progressivepondkeeping]

That's it bro massive respect 👌💪💪

[@dannycurrie1]

Oh dear. At least the fish are all good. Could have been worse. Seen so many similar videos the last few days. Warming up a bit at the weekend at least. Mine are just ticking over at 7 degrees with the help of the heat pump. Glad I've got it really

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Dan yeah mate could of been a lot worse . Definitely good to have the heat pump can keep this nice e and stable 👌

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

Blimey .. you were lucky there. It's crazy when you think that your filter house is insulated and you have a thick roof. Glad you sorted it out and the fish are ok.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers mate yeah I would of thought the insulation would at least keep the filter from freezing but luckily I had that de-icer you gave me so it doesn't happen again tonight 🤞🤞

[@LauMagroTheFrenchKOInection]

@@progressivepondkeeping yeah let's hope it does help a little bit.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

🤞🤞

[@ADS-KOI]

Jesus Christ almighty!! I’m surprised the barrels didn’t split! Thank god you built the filter hut. It must be doing something. I’ve had my air on full blast all week and that’s seems to have kept me ice free. But your ponds way bigger so not sure what you could of done really. 😮

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I know mate it's crazy thankfully it didn't fully drain the pond . Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@koicentralofficial]

We're all getting hammered by the cold Leon. I'm checking my pond every hour. Looks like you got off lightly mate 👍

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah mate very lucky tbh let's hope this de-icer keeps the return ice free 🤞🤞

[@DerbyKoi]

Wow mate you were very lucky it could have been a lot worse thankfully you caught it early. And temps going up a bit from Monday 🤞 roll on the spring 🌡☀️ Stay safe and warm Andy.👍

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I know mate luckily the pump cut out as the float switch was stuck it ice thankfully all is well now. Yes mate definitely roll on spring . Merry Christmas to you gra and bizley and a happy new year 🎉

[@DerbyKoi]

@Progressive pond keeping have a great Christmas mate 👍🏻

[@PTranProductions]

Bloody hell! That’s just like our winter weather here in Canada which is when we shut down our filtration system completely. I hope no heavy damage and your fish will be ok. Merry Christmas!

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I know mate crazy temperature for over here it was - 7°c now it's gone up to 11°c and that happened overnight . Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@davehiggsinson2973]

Close call mate glad you got it sorted and fish are ok this cold snap is causing havoc saw black country koi last night he was well frozen I ordered some insulation today to do my filter shed all the best mate

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah dave lucky it didn't empty bloody weather. Merry Christmas to you and the family mate

[@davecooke914]

Glad got sorted Leon must been really cold my way got down to _6 but my pond in ground stayed at +1 happy Christmas mate all best for 23 👍👍

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers dave merry Christmas to you and the family mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@pondlife6568]

Oh blimey looks like a right nightmare! The cold weather has been horrific up here aswell, roll on the spring! Happy Christmas 🎄

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers guys yeah it's been terrible definitely roll on spring. Merry Christmas and a happy new year 🎉

[@greenmachinesweden]

The very reason why we close our filter systems for winter up here. Last year I was late. That was an expensive misstake.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

It's a lesson learned mate in all honesty it doesn't normally get this cold the last few winters have been quite mild over here

[@CoopersKoi]

Leon, oh my goodness mate what an issue. I have seen some but yours is the worst seen so far. Glad you have been able to get it sorted and the fish are all ok. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See you in 2023 ;-)

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I know mate was a bloody nightmare but yeah all sorted now . Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@martynskoipondandgarden4581]

wow leon that was a nightmare for you just goes to show how cold it can get overnight but on the plus side your fish are fine,have a great christmas my friend cheers martyn 👍👍

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers martyn hope you're well mate yeah crazy I think it went to -8°c but yes at least the fish are fine

[@mykoiobsession]

Glad you got everything sorted, the filters running again and the fish are all good.. Here in southern Ontario Canada frozen pipes come with the season which is why most people shut down the filters and drain the plumbing usually no later than early November to avoid problems like you have just experienced. Hopefully things will warm up a bit soon so this doesn't happen again. Stay safe and stay warm.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Thanks Ken I can only imagine how cold it gets over there we are very lucky in the uk as these temperatures are a rarity. Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@michealadderley9081]

Had the similar problem with barrels and overflowing . I've not bothered to switch the pump back on I've got a 5000lph pump running my shower and air pumps going for time being fish are all happy and alive .I added 25mm polystyrene sheets to cover pond before minus temps hit us hard . Glad you got it sorted tho Leon

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Michael yeah they will be fine with the air and shower and I bet those polystyrene sheets are helping big time . Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@michealadderley9081]

@@progressivepondkeeping yes only £11 sheet 2400 X 1200 Wickes Tuesday Wednesday was minus 7.4 in dy6

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Blimey that's cold 🥶

[@Chequr_Prostate]

Lucky you didn’t get any of your barrels and pipes split. After seeing this I’m going to put a condensate heater on the pipes, hopefully I can get away with one. Good news you didn’t lose all your pumps.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah mate very lucky nothing burst or split, I can't believe how much it's warmed up overnight hopefully it doesn't keep fluctuating 🤞

[@Chequr_Prostate]

@@progressivepondkeeping Yes brilliant, my outside tape blew off and leaked water out all night and it was fully insulated, which was weird. It was only -4. 🥴🥶

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Crazy

[@Tucker402]

Leon had the same problem with my 3 barrels pond nearly emptied but for the float awitch

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Nightmare Tommy I'm lucky through pump cut out because my float switch was held up by the ice so wouldn't of switched off

[@davidhodgson9204]

Glad you got it all sorted leon just have to make sure it's all protected before the next cold snap 👍🏾

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers cueball yeah that's it mate hopefully it doesn't happen again 👍👍👍

[@sharpelk]

couple of sheets of polycarbonate - havent checked the temps but fish still swimming about underneath looking for food

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I normally cover with with a tarp but didn't bother this year though I doubt that would of helped in these temps I'll have to get a proper one done next season

[@TelfordKoiPond]

Crisis averted buddy…..close call😳. Amazing what damage a bit of frozen water can do , let’s hope the temps pick up again🤞🤞🤞. Glad to see all the fish are fine👍. Merry Christmas to you and your family, hope to see you in the new year 😊👍🎄

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers phil yeah mate luckily the pump cut out the float switch was stuck so would of emptied. Merry Christmas to you and family mate and a happy new year 🎉 😀

[@philipbutler6608]

I use a floating cattle tank filter also you could get a little portable propane heater or a space heater for the filter rooms. It only takes a little heat but propane is cheaper than electric.. hang a sheet of plastic over the door way.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Thanks Phil 👌👍

[@RAKOI947]

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[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers mate 👍

[@RAKOI947]

@@progressivepondkeeping "Oh, cheers, mate.

[@FARMOORKOI]

Wow you have had it hard, I think you need to increase the size of pipe on your return, have it oversized, insulate the pump feed, and have a frost stat actuated heater in the filter room, insulate as much pipework as possible, wrap the barrells, but a frost stat and heater in there would be a life saver, glad you got it sorted, have a great christmas and a very happy new year, and hopefully the new year will be better for all of us, best wishes, Tony.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Tony yeah mate I've got a few bits of lagging here to start me off . Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@adamjohnson9148]

Glad you got it sorted mate and the fish are ok. I have had massive problems with swim bladder chill. 4 of my fish were on the bottom on their side motionless, thought they were dead. Pond temperature was 1.8c so had to bite the bullet and buy a heater. Pond temp now 7c and fish seem to be recovering. Freakish weather and now we will have the issues that come with a massive rise in temp with the mild weather and a swing of around 20 degrees.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers mate . That's terrible mate hopefully they are back in good health soon 🤞🤞 Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@adamjohnson9148]

@@progressivepondkeeping cheers mate, they seem to be recovering. Hope you and the family have a great Christmas.

[@CescaTheDarkHorse]

Looks freezing 🥶 🥶. I would suggest that pond's should have some sort of heater even if it is not normally used to stop the pond and filters from freezing 😜

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah you are right mate 👍

[@ces69]

@@progressivepondkeeping I’m further south, so although I didn’t freeze it got pretty cold. Think I’ll fit one of them hose Cloverleaf heaters which are pretty cheap to use only when the temperatures get down to freezing!

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah they are OK for an emergency but they use a lot of power but it should be fine if you are only using it in the really cold weather 👍

[@MikeZak101]

wonder if running salt would stop icing, to be honest I run a heater so the lowest I get to is about 7c, having said that my sump for running my waste to the drains and the fresh water line are frozen good and proper.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

You might be right there . I normally cover with a tarp which helps a bit but it's been a lot colder this year. Thankfully it's all sorted now 👍

[@GreyJediCode]

Turn the pumps off, keep the air running and leave it alone. Fish will be fine. You can sort the rest when it warms up.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers mate 👍

[@asterixborden-koi6881]

This happened to me a couple of years ago came down to check my pond and only had 4”/6” of water in it my Koi were flapping around in the ice when I looked at my water butt with the K1 media in it it had all frozen the water expanded and had frozen all down the outside of the butt my hose pipe had frozen to as did the outside tape it was buckets of water until I got enough to cover the Koi then purchase a hose pipe while my partner was de frosting the garden tap before I could connect the hose pipe up and fill up the pond bloody nightmare mate but luckily I didn’t loose any Koi very lucky that day

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Blimey that sounds like a right nightmare 😳 Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@yorkshirekoi2246]

I suggest pull it all out build wood floor and insulate the floor.

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

Hey Leon. Yes you have to be careful during the winter as ice will develop and divert water... Your koi should be ok... If in doubt ask a Canadian koi keeper when dealing with the crazy cold weather you have been getting.. That is why I have to shut down and drain my filters in winter. You have to be careful that you don't super chill the water..

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah mate you would definitely be the one to ask about ice I normally cover with something but doubtful that would of helped. Hopefully this little heater will keep the return ice free 🤞

[@stubbsaquatics6080]

@@progressivepondkeeping When it gets real cold like that , it's best to keep only the air going near the top and drain filters... The beneficial bacteria are already dead for the most part because of temp. The least movement other than air the better so as you don't chill the water even more..

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah mate makes sense. Cheers Chris

[@countrykoipond]

My pond hasn't iced over but it is a flipping chilly 3c. They are forecasting 11c day and night on Sunday in the south west and I am worried that this swing in temperature could cause harm.🥶

[@progressivepondkeeping]

That's a blessing that you have had it freze over . Yeah hopefully it doesn't raise to fast as you say it can cause issues

[@stevenshepard2381]

I live in upstate New York and my koi pond really freezes over solid. I turn the main pumps off around November and just run an air bubbler to keep a small hole in the ice. the fish seem to do ok unless we get an extreme temperature change . One year it went down to - 3 degrees below O for three days then jumped up to 50 degrees after that. Almost all my fish died. I had some big koi that were about 5 years old and about 12 lbs. each. It was heartbreaking. I don't know how I could realistically heat the pond.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Such a shame to lose koi especially big ones luckily we don't get these freezing temperatures very often maybe an off grid gas boiler could heat your pond

[@Sharpeyskoi]

it seems a few people had issues with that cold spell we had

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah bro it was a nightmare thankfully it's a bit warmer now hopefully it doesn't drop again anytime soon. Merry Christmas mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@PaulsKoipond]

wow bud thats cold...couldnt you put a larger return pipe above the normal return pipe ,so if the smaller pipe gets blocked then the larger pipe above could still return to pond.

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Paul good idea mate hopefully it doesn't drop that cold again any time soon 🤞 Merry Christmas mate

[@PaulsKoipond]

@@progressivepondkeeping happy Christmas to you all too mate

[@boxtriker]

Filters starting to ice up hear but getting temps going up today they say them pumps are ok and should spin up when the ice go's the a good thing about them its the worst i have seen it down hear in years i would not want this cold snap to last any longer i would have problems

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers martyn yeah very lucky with these pumps and all is looking well this morning I got off lucky I think. Merry Christmas to you and mags mate and a happy new year 🎉

[@boxtriker]

Happy Birthday mate been lucky hear as well hears to some warmer weather

[@progressivepondkeeping]

@boxtriker cheers mate 🍻👍

[@walkerkoi4886]

Brace yourself mate worse to come! -7 for 2 days then forecast for 14 deg Monday! Temperature swing of 21 deg,now that could cause a problem with the koi, Temperature stress on another level,

[@progressivepondkeeping]

I know mate I heard that I'd rather it stay like this that swing up like that

[@lawrencemcnally3164]

Get some salt on the ice

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Cheers Lawrence 👌👍

[@skeggy]

Nightmare ... loads going through it

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Yeah mate absolute nightmare

[@skeggy]

@@progressivepondkeeping woke up to my holding pknd filter frozen same situation as yours fortunately had raised the pump up

[@progressivepondkeeping]

Very lucky you raised the pump