6ft. in depth or deeper?
you seen your fish gasping for oxygen
at the top of your pond?
you having unsightly algae problems in your pond?
appear to be stagnate and lifeless?
The Benefits of Pond
you have answered yes to any of the
above questions or want to improve your water
-- read this info!
WHAT IS POND
is the term that we use to mean adding air to the water.
air contains 22% oxygen
aeration adds oxygen to the water.
you have answered yes to any of the questions above your problem may
be due to insufficient levels of oxygen
in your pond.
that are deeper than 6 ft. simply are not capable of producing
significant levels of oxygen
at those depths. Below is an illustration that will show you the
The good health of a pond
is held in a delicate balance. A pond's
condition deteriorates when its bottom environment cannot support
life. The bottom is the area that runs out of oxygen first (the bottom
is where the most oxygen is used and is the farthest from the surface
where it is replenished). The absence of oxygen kills all of the bottom
that help keep a pond
clean. The loss of these animals
etc.) will greatly reduce the pond's ability to clean itself.
waste, grass clippings, dead
etc.) cause most water quality problems. Nutrients are cleaned
from a pond's bottom by the small bottom dwelling animals mentioned
above. When these animals do not exist the nutrients
accumulate on the bottom forming a layer of "muck"
which serves as fertilizer
If a pond is
allowed to get seriously infested with weeds,
may be the only way to gain control. The idea is to prevent such
infestation in the first place. Natural water cleanup
before more serious problems arise.
- By pumping compressed air out into a pond or lake bed aerator -- an
air diffuser that produces tiny air bubbles -- the rising air bubbles
bring bottom water to the surface where it is exposed to the
atmosphere. Large volumes of water thus lose bad gasses to the
atmosphere and the water picks up even more oxygen while on the surface
Aeration vs a pond with diffused pond aerator
include but are not limited to the following:
-Look at the illustration below and
notice how a diffuser will saturate
the entire pond with oxygen
and not just the surface. Unfortunately, as you can see
expose just surface water to the atmosphere. NOT deep
choice when a decorative aerator is desired. Fountains splash the
surface of the pond and help control surface algae and duckweed, but do
not aerate down to the bottom in deep ponds.
is the best way to aerate deep ponds. Because the air diffuser lays on
the bottom you achieve total pond aeration from top to bottom
regardless of depth.
are the best way to aerate, destratify and create circulation on ponds
over 6' deep. Each system has three basic parts:
sits on shore and pumps air out through the hose
to the air
located on the bottom of the pond. The result is thousands of tiny
bubbles rushing out of the diffuser
to the pond surface, creating circulation and
There are several advantages to using diffused pond aeration kits
instead of surface aerator:
is on shore, not in the water;
lay on the bottom, ensuring aeration of entire pond from bottom to top,
regardless of depth size;
With proper sizing, tubing
lengths up to 2000' can be achieved for ponds without electricity
-Oxygen is most needed at the bottom or
deepest part of a pond.
can also be a safety hazard, electric wires need to be ran from your
power source out to the motors in the water
Please Note: We do recommend Surface
Splashers for ponds that have
a maximum depth of 5' or less. Diffused
Aerators are not recommended in shallow water.
How do I know that I am purchasing the
right size unit for my pond?
The deeper an air diffuser is located, the more boiling action it will
create and a larger area will be aerated. Therefore the deeper your
pond the less CFM needed to aerate your pond. 1.5 CFM of air can
effectively aerate a 1 Acre pond at a depth of 12' or deeper. The chart
below can be used to determine the size of the compressor that you will
need, it is based on a compressor producing 1.5 CFM
Below is two links to our diffused aeration kits. The kits are
organized smallest to largest and the maximum pond size is included in
the description to assist you in selecting the right size kit for your
Pond Aeration Kits (without cabinet)
Diffused Pond Aerators (same as above but includes cabinet)