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JEN22
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Should I turn the waterfall off in the winter on an outdoor pond with Koi and gold fish in

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  • MysteryMe
    MysteryMe Posts: 3,052 Forumite
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    I leave mine on however you have to keep an eye on it and it the water in the waterfall looks like it's starting to freeze then turn it off as you don't want to damage the pump.
  • Waterlily24
    Waterlily24 Posts: 1,328 Forumite
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    We usually turn ours off.
  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,554 Forumite
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    Depends if the waterfall is the only return or a secondary return.

    I make sure a return disturbs the waters surface, that prevents it freezing.

    Only ever froze once and that was very briefly in the early morning, after a few hours the return had cleared quite a bit of it away.
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