I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
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I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

This was posted a while ago
http://www.animalnetwork.com/aquafish/reference/ap2.asp

Cheers!
Gilbert

The following are great resources
for large, natural ponds.
Earth Pond Sourcebook
by Tim Matson
and the newsgroup
misc.rural
and the ask the Pond Boss forum
http://www.pondboss.com/cgibin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi

good luck!
k30a

These folks are helpful, and there is valuable information in their catalog
http://www.aquaticecosystems.com/aquatic1v1/index.icl

"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
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I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Try a windmill.
http://www.pondaeration.com/

Also check this site out:
http://www.aquascapeol.com/

Lori

aquatic ecosystems has a lot of info and stuff for aerating big ponds. Ingrid

Bill Marcy wrote:

I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

Bill:
I use a submerged (neoprene) aeration disk (lasts longer and doesn't foul
like airstones can), connected via weighted tubing to 1/4 compressor,
designed for continuous duty. Compressor draws only 3.1amps and pushes
1.5CFM of air in depths up to 35 ft deep!
I have the compressor hidden in an artificial rock.
My 1/2 acre ponds are each only about 12 ft deep.
I have a floating fountain (in one) I built that kicks up to a height of 15
ft, but I use this primarily for decorative and cooling (evaporative)
purposes.
The compressor/diffuser is the single best investment I made for my "farm
ponds" as we call then here. That plus lots of lilies and marginals have
resulted in clear pond, larger fish, and little to no mulm on bottom of
pond. 1st pond put in 1982/3, second 1984/5.
They don't look like they will ever need to be drained/cleaned with the
balance they seem to have going.
Happy ponding,
Greg


"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
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I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

Do you have a source for the aeration disk that you use?

On Thu, 05 Jun 2003 01:12:04 GMT, "Gregory Young"
wrote:

Bill:
I use a submerged (neoprene) aeration disk (lasts longer and doesn't foul
like airstones can), connected via weighted tubing to 1/4 compressor,
designed for continuous duty. Compressor draws only 3.1amps and pushes
1.5CFM of air in depths up to 35 ft deep!
I have the compressor hidden in an artificial rock.
My 1/2 acre ponds are each only about 12 ft deep.
I have a floating fountain (in one) I built that kicks up to a height of 15
ft, but I use this primarily for decorative and cooling (evaporative)
purposes.
The compressor/diffuser is the single best investment I made for my "farm
ponds" as we call then here. That plus lots of lilies and marginals have
resulted in clear pond, larger fish, and little to no mulm on bottom of
pond. 1st pond put in 1982/3, second 1984/5.
They don't look like they will ever need to be drained/cleaned with the
balance they seem to have going.
Happy ponding,
Greg


"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
.. .
I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.

Yes, either drop me an email to this address:
or call me at 716-537-2830 evenings (by 10pm EDST), and
I can fill you in
Happy ponding,
Greg

"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
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Do you have a source for the aeration disk that you use?

On Thu, 05 Jun 2003 01:12:04 GMT, "Gregory Young"
wrote:

Bill:
I use a submerged (neoprene) aeration disk (lasts longer and doesn't foul
like airstones can), connected via weighted tubing to 1/4 compressor,
designed for continuous duty. Compressor draws only 3.1amps and pushes
1.5CFM of air in depths up to 35 ft deep!
I have the compressor hidden in an artificial rock.
My 1/2 acre ponds are each only about 12 ft deep.
I have a floating fountain (in one) I built that kicks up to a height of
15
ft, but I use this primarily for decorative and cooling (evaporative)
purposes.
The compressor/diffuser is the single best investment I made for my "farm
ponds" as we call then here. That plus lots of lilies and marginals have
resulted in clear pond, larger fish, and little to no mulm on bottom of
pond. 1st pond put in 1982/3, second 1984/5.
They don't look like they will ever need to be drained/cleaned with the
balance they seem to have going.
Happy ponding,
Greg


"Bill Marcy" wrote in message
.. .
I have a 1 acre pond, I am trying to find out the best way to aerate
it. Anyone have any experience with this?

Thanks in advance.