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Pond aerator -- any good?
I've come across a pond aerator, solar powered, for £39.95:
http://www.readersoffers.co.uk/I-E76...nd-aerator.htm No maker mentioned. Would it work? And, more important, would it do any good? Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org |
Pond aerator -- any good?
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:50:43 +0100, Hugh Newbury
wrote: I've come across a pond aerator, solar powered, for £39.95: http://www.readersoffers.co.uk/I-E76...nd-aerator.htm No maker mentioned. Would it work? And, more important, would it do any good? Hugh I would be a bit concerned about the air pressure being too low to aerate more than a very shallow head of water. Note that the picture shows aquarium air stones at about a three inch depth. Steve -- Neural Planner Software Ltd www.NPSL1.com EasyNN-plus. Neural Networks plus. www.easynn.com SwingNN. Forecast with Neural Networks. www.swingnn.com JustNN. Just Neural Networks. www.justnn.com |
Pond aerator -- any good?
On 08/06/10 15:17, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:50:43 +0100, Hugh Newbury wrote: I've come across a pond aerator, solar powered, for £39.95: http://www.readersoffers.co.uk/I-E76...nd-aerator.htm No maker mentioned. Would it work? And, more important, would it do any good? Hugh I would be a bit concerned about the air pressure being too low to aerate more than a very shallow head of water. Note that the picture shows aquarium air stones at about a three inch depth. Good point, Steve. Maybe ineffective, then. Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org |
Pond aerator -- any good?
Hugh My mother gave me one for Christmas; same price as yours, two airstones, but there's no picture of the actual unit so I can't be certain it's the same. TBH it's not that wonderful. As Steve said, it won't work if the 'stones' are in water deeper than about 15 inches. Works OK in the summer, when daylight hours are long and the sun is strong and nights are short so the battery doesn't go flat overnight. But if you've got a reasonable number of oxygenating plants in the pond you don't really need aeration in the summer. In the winter, when it might actually be useful, the battery doesn't last the night through and it rapidly gives up, and doesn't get recharged during the day as the sun, when we get it, isn't really strong enough and daylight hours are short. If I want it to run in the winter I have to remove the battery and re-charge it separately with a charger. I only have it running when Mother comes to visit! Save your money. -- Chris Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea. Mild, but very exposed to salt gales E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net I've just bought one, the Smartsolar 3000 ltr model, seems fine at the moment. As I understand it you only really have to have the unit on when it's hot and sunny, or if you have oxygenating plants, just on at night (in night mode). It does say in the instructions that frost will damage the unit and the unit should be stored for the winter. I bought mine because I've already lost one fish and two others were struggling in the recent hot spell even though I've got a lot of oxygenating plants in the pond, sod's law, the weather has now changed, so I'll have to wait a bit to see if the fish are gasping at the surface in the morning when it's hot. |
Pond aerator -- any good?
Hugh Newbury wrote:
I've come across a pond aerator, solar powered, for £39.95: http://www.readersoffers.co.uk/I-E76...nd-aerator.htm No maker mentioned. Would it work? And, more important, would it do any good? Hugh I have a similar one. Not very good. Get a decent mains twin outlet pump and run it at night on a timer. -- Pete C London. UK. London meet-Camden Lock-June 12th http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/meet2010/meet2010 |
Pond aerator -- any good?
On 09/06/10 20:10, Pete C wrote:
.... I have a similar one. Not very good. Get a decent mains twin outlet pump and run it at night on a timer. Sounds like a good idea. Any brand or model you might like to recommend? TIA Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org |
Pond aerator -- any good?
"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message ... On 09/06/10 20:10, Pete C wrote: ... I have a similar one. Not very good. Get a decent mains twin outlet pump and run it at night on a timer. Sounds like a good idea. Any brand or model you might like to recommend? TIA Hugh -- Hugh Newbury Have a look here.... www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk Can't remember what brand mine is. Most are not weather proof btw. -- Pete C London. UK. London meet-Camden Lock-June 12th http://www.blackberrymoon.co.uk/meet2010/meet2010 |
Pond aerator -- any good?
On 10/06/10 19:15, Pete C wrote:
"Hugh wrote in message ... On 09/06/10 20:10, Pete C wrote: ... I have a similar one. Not very good. Get a decent mains twin outlet pump and run it at night on a timer. Sounds like a good idea. Any brand or model you might like to recommend? TIA Hugh -- Hugh Newbury Have a look here.... www.bradshawsdirect.co.uk Can't remember what brand mine is. Most are not weather proof btw. Pete, thanks. That's a great site. I think I'll try a weatherproof mains machine, like you suggested. Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org |
Hugh Newbury;890355]I've come across a pond aerator, solar powered, for £39.95:
Solar Pond Aerator | Readers Offers No maker mentioned. Would it work? And, more important, would it do any good? Hugh -- Hugh Newbury www.evershot-weather.org This sounds like the Daily Telegraph (UK) reader offer. I bought one of these and it has just failed (after 6 months intermittent use). It proved temperamental and I can't recommend it. Good news is I've been given a full refund through the Telegraph. |
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