Yes I now aerate after 8 years. I've had power to the pond for 7 years but had to run it 2500' from the road to my parcel at $4.50/ft. One could run air up to 1000' IIRC from aeration experts.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

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