Aeration How many hrs per day to keep on? - 09/19/23 01:48 PM
Hi Everyone, we have .35 acre, 8’ deep old quarry in which we swim. It is inundated with goldfish.
The bottom is covered in sand and silt, goldfish waste.Hence, The water is extremely murky. We installed bottom aerators, which I now realize is creating more of a mess.
In other words, the aeration stirs up the pond bottom (fish waste, silt, muck etc)
What are your thoughts re getting trout, sunfish and bass to deal with the goldfish?
We have been keeping aerators on all day.
How many hours per day should we keep the aerators on?
I was also told to ditch the bottom aerators and replace with top or fountain style aerators. Which would be very expensive as the bottom aerators were expensive.
Thank you for your thoughts and comments.
The bottom is covered in sand and silt, goldfish waste.Hence, The water is extremely murky. We installed bottom aerators, which I now realize is creating more of a mess.
In other words, the aeration stirs up the pond bottom (fish waste, silt, muck etc)
What are your thoughts re getting trout, sunfish and bass to deal with the goldfish?
We have been keeping aerators on all day.
How many hours per day should we keep the aerators on?
I was also told to ditch the bottom aerators and replace with top or fountain style aerators. Which would be very expensive as the bottom aerators were expensive.
Thank you for your thoughts and comments.