Welcome to the forum, Idaho Pond. Greetings and felicitations!

Is it safe to assume that there is no electricity available at the pond site, and that bringing it in would be prohibitively expensive?

Personally, I have a Koenders' windmill which has seen my pond through 5 Winters now. I imagine someone 'round here has the system you are contemplating and can pass on some specific info on it. Until then, try reading the Aeration Simplified Archive thread - especially the link to Windmill vs. Electric Aeration about half way down the page.

I would be scared by 5 pound trout if I hadn't been exposed to Cecil Baird already.


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