Cold kills 100,000 tropical fish in S Florida

[debaric]

not to mention that I was in Ft. Lauderdale in 2001 and the temps got down to the low 40's. Its extremely short sighted to not have a back up plan.

 

[Death Pony]

That sucks!
This cold snap is also killing my toes. I can barely walk now, they won't bend because the skin has hardened so much. Very painful.

 

[Madcrawdad]

makes you want to hug your fish just a little tighter...

 

[IceH2O]

makes you want to hug your fish just a little tighter...

Judging by the fish in your avatar you might be squeezing to tightly already.

 

[IceH2O]

When it reguarly gets very cold in the northern part of the state, they should have entertained the possibility of that happening. 500 k is a lot of money. 100 years ago is not that long ago.

not to mention that I was in Ft. Lauderdale in 2001 and the temps got down to the low 40's. Its extremely short sighted to not have a back up plan.

OK a better way to have said it is that it doesn't usually get that cold for that long to warrant the heating system. It wasn't a 1 or 2 day affair. Water temps don't drop far enough to freeze overnight from the mid 70s.

Maybe you could also explain how you heat multiple ponds on 10 acres of land? I'm sure insurance against losing fish due to cold is much cheaper and more efficient.