• Address: New Philadelphia, OH 44663 (map)
• Date Posted: 10/04/09

Pond aerators will aerate up to 2 acre pond or 2 smaller ponds. Complete setup includes compressor, airline, bottom diffusers and all hardware. Systems can also be used in the winter as a deicer which works very well. Each diffuser has over 6500 air release orifices and has a built in check-valve to prevent back flow. They are mounted on a self weighted polyethylene commercial utility box which simply needs to have sand or gravel added for weight. Diffusers are self cleaning and maintenance free. Diffusers are about 6 inches off the bottom to keep mud and pond muck out. Air line can be sunk by spacing a brick or other weight about every 10 Ft. Compressor can be mounted near your existing power source, preferably in a garage or other building, air line is much cheaper to run than electric cable. If running a dual system ( 2 separate diffusers) a landscape timber or 4x4 placed near the ponds edge makes an excellent mounting post for your valves to control air flow. Compressor is manufactured by Thomas and makes over 3 cfms of air. Power consumption is less than 4 amps, just attach a three prong power cord and screw in airline adapter and filter. Systems are easy to install and quite efficient. Save hundreds over others selling the same type of systems.



Most ponds suffer from stratification or "layered water" during the warmer months of the year. Stratification happens when the sun heats up the water at the top of your pond. This warm water is lighter and creates a layer that floats on the cooler water underneath. The point at which these layers separate is known as the thermocline. The thermocline can be observed while you are swimming; as your legs and feet break the thermocline you feel the cool water underneath, which is commonly mistaken as a spring. In the fall and winter months, the cold air will cool the surface of your pond, causing turnover or a mixing of the surface and subsurface water. Turnover can also be caused by sever weather events. If you ever notice a strong sulfurous smell near your pond in the spring, fall, or after a strong storm, it’s a good bet that your pond has just turned over!

Turnover allows toxic water from the bottom of the pond to mix with the healthy water at the surface, which can severely stress or even kill fish. When your pond/lake is deprived of oxygen the natural cleaning process is reversed, causing the ecosystem to shut down and slowly die! Because oxygen is absent, dead vegetation, fish waste and other organics turn into black "muck" because there are no life forms available to feed on it. The "muck" will continue to accumulate if an aeration system is not implemented.



The best way to handle this situation is to use an Aeration System. An Aeration System consists of a continuous-duty compressor which pumps air to a diffuser plate. This diffuser plate is placed on the pond's bottom and releases small bubbles which circulate and oxygenate the pond. The column of air pushes the cold water at the bottom towards the surface. Since cold water is denser than warm water, the cold water will fall back towards the bottom creating a continuous cycle. This cycle or convection current is the secret to proper pond circulation.



Aeration will reduce, if not eliminate free floating debris, prevent fish kills, reduce sediment buildup, eliminate thermal stratification, create a stronger and more productive fish population, and create a clean, clear and healthy ecosystem.