Sizing Questions - 03/06/17 09:24 PM
Hi Pondboss, this is my first time here... I have been searching for info on aeration for the last couple of days and have not been able to find a good answer yet… I am hoping that this may be the right place to get some good guidance. I have 0.8 acre pond that I just bought from family along with an older house. The pond is around 17’ deep in the deepest and I am wanting to put diffused air into the pond at the deep point to try and get some aerobic digestion going for some of the organic material that has collected in there over the years and get a higher water quality in the pond for swimming. I want to determine the right sizing for aeration is... How many cfm should I be pumping in to the bottom of the pond. I know this is highly dependent on the BOD and that it changes through the year but I just want to find a good rule of thumb sizing guide. The pond has been there since the 40s and everything is still in good condition but organic material has built up on the bottom.