>Might add, ponds are not a good option here.  I really cant afford a heater 
an
>it may not snow much most years in my location, but every few years we have
>really cold winters with as much as a foot of snow for a week on end.  Call 
it
>a 'wee bit too cold' some years for survival without a heater unit of some 
sor
>for an outdoor pond.
If you dig the pond deep enough, about 3 feet, you will not need a
heater. As long as the pond does not freeze solid all the way to bottom,
the fish will survive.
>
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