For those of you in the north you may want to try to watch for issues caused by a full freeze of the pond surface. There have been times when this can cause low levels of oxygen that can cause mass dealth to your pond life.
It is important to note that the transfer of oxygen into the water mostly occurs on the surface of the water. There are many different methods to help keep some amount of the surface from freezing but the most common is the use of fountains or wind mills. Both of these options require maintenance and some work. There are many variations of both products available, but a couple key things to think about would include do I have enough wind crossing over the pond to push a wind mill or can I get power to my pond to run a pump? There are solar versions of fountains that I have seen for sale, but I can't say that I've ever seen one in use.
When using either, making sure they are anchored securely is probably your toughest job. This can sometimes require the use of ropes or wire that is anchored to objects on the shore line.
A note of caution for you would be to always keep your distance from areas that use any method to keep the surface from freezing as the areas near that object will likely be weaker too and no one wants to fall through the ice.
Luckily for us all, nature helps us out quite a bit by lowering the fish activities and likewise the food and oxygen requirements. However, having a good lasting surface point to transfer oxygen to the water is only going to help the pond life out in any pond.
We do not sell any products related to this topic, but as a pond owner and someone attempting to supply important information related to pond care I wanted to pass this along. I hope someone finds this information useful.
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