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[John Chobrda]

I use the same thing in the slack tub thats in my gold fish pond. It's called a
stock tank heater, got it at the farm supply. It's used to keep water tanks
open for livestock.

John C.

Doug Ayen wrote:

> Quoth Mark Pesetsky (pesetsky@Princeton.EDU):
> >
> > On a related topic, what is it that you all use to keep the slag tub from
> > freezing in the winter?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Mark
>
> Here in Northern VA, I was able to keep all but a skimming of ice
> out of the tub by using a plug-in water-pipe tape -- looks like an
> extention cord with only one plug. I used some staples to hold the
> tape to the slack tub. I suspect that if I had put a chunk of styrofoam
> over the top of the tub I wouldn't have had any ice this year.
>
> In colder climates, you might try a watering-trough heater, or even an
> immersion fish-tank heater. Let the rest of us know how it turns out . . .
>
> --doug
>
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