DIY aeration system for a small pond - 07/16/11 03:31 AM
First off I'd like to say I'm new to the forum, and boy am I glad I found it. There is tons of good stuff on here.
I will be building a DIY aeration system for my .10 acre (125' long by 30' wide and 10' deep) pond. I have been reading up for the past week on here about building my own system, and have already began purchasing a pump (just waiting to receive it).
I bought a rebuilt Thomas Compressor/ Pump model # 2660CE35-985 C off of Ebay for $50.00 shipped. I know there was another person on the boards that bought one of these pumps as an upgrade from another Thomas pump he had. He mentioned that they were a decent pump, and I figured for the price why not give it a try. If anyone else has some experience with this type of pump please chime in.
In the next few days I plan on ordering my diffusers from Diffuser Express. I'd like to go with 3 - 9" fine bubble disk diffusers. My question to you is should I got with either their standard or high capacity disks? Another question is should I have all 3 diffusers together in the middle, or have 3 single diffusers setup spaced equally apart? Please let me know if 3 diffusers are overkill or not enough. I almost for got to mention that my electrical connection is at one end of the pond approximately 15' on shore.
As for air hose, I plan on using an old black garden hose out of the water and some weighted hose I plan on purchasing from cleanponds.com.
As for plumbing fittings were (Home Depot, Lowes, Ace, Grainger, etc.) would be my best bet to get all of my fittings and supplies (pressure gauge, pressure relief valve, fittings in general). Also I plan on using 1/2" or larger fittings and hose to reduce friction.
One last thing the pond is currently inhabited by a 2 small cooter turtles, 3 small soft shell turtles, Golden Shiners, tons of bluegill, 3 large "STERILE" Asian Carp. The owner from whom my wife and I bought this house from said there are no Bass in the pond due to low oxygen, which is the whole reason why I started this thread to begin with.
Thanks in advance,
Mike
I will be building a DIY aeration system for my .10 acre (125' long by 30' wide and 10' deep) pond. I have been reading up for the past week on here about building my own system, and have already began purchasing a pump (just waiting to receive it).
I bought a rebuilt Thomas Compressor/ Pump model # 2660CE35-985 C off of Ebay for $50.00 shipped. I know there was another person on the boards that bought one of these pumps as an upgrade from another Thomas pump he had. He mentioned that they were a decent pump, and I figured for the price why not give it a try. If anyone else has some experience with this type of pump please chime in.
In the next few days I plan on ordering my diffusers from Diffuser Express. I'd like to go with 3 - 9" fine bubble disk diffusers. My question to you is should I got with either their standard or high capacity disks? Another question is should I have all 3 diffusers together in the middle, or have 3 single diffusers setup spaced equally apart? Please let me know if 3 diffusers are overkill or not enough. I almost for got to mention that my electrical connection is at one end of the pond approximately 15' on shore.
As for air hose, I plan on using an old black garden hose out of the water and some weighted hose I plan on purchasing from cleanponds.com.
As for plumbing fittings were (Home Depot, Lowes, Ace, Grainger, etc.) would be my best bet to get all of my fittings and supplies (pressure gauge, pressure relief valve, fittings in general). Also I plan on using 1/2" or larger fittings and hose to reduce friction.
One last thing the pond is currently inhabited by a 2 small cooter turtles, 3 small soft shell turtles, Golden Shiners, tons of bluegill, 3 large "STERILE" Asian Carp. The owner from whom my wife and I bought this house from said there are no Bass in the pond due to low oxygen, which is the whole reason why I started this thread to begin with.
Thanks in advance,
Mike