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Homemade aeration IT WORKS with Pics!!

I finally have my aerator up and running. I have a ¼ Gast rotary vane compressor bought off of E-bay for 147.00 including shipping. I bought dual membrane diffuser from a non pond boss advertiser whom shall remain nameless until they advertise here (spoke at length and gave them the web address), for 125.00. 675 ft of 1 inch black poly tubing and all fittings from Lowes for 135.00, a plastic box and fan from home depot for 32.00, a digital programmable timer for 13.00 and rented a trencher for the run to the pond for 95.00 bucks! OH’’ I also stole and hacked off my wife’s garden hose until I can get some forever sink tubing for the diffuser. It has been up and running for 5 days. Pump is holding 5 psi and is running cool as a cucumber. The boil is huge and the water has improved in just 5 days but my fish have stopped eating. If I had to do it all over agin I would buy the kit from Ted at forevergreen.![url= http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=489693&c=500&z=1"] [/url]

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The green stuff is already breaking up![url= http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=489698&c=500&z=1"] [/url]

This is the future sight of my BG only pond!It is now a fllod and shoot waterfowl hole drained now for planting.[url= http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=489699&c=500&z=1"] [/url]

Looks good cowboy! Did you put any screening over the cabinet vent to keep out the bugs and bees??

No' russ I didnt and thanks for the idea! PS the fish truck will be here in an hour with my Golden shiner,fat heads and Copper blue gills! yep ehhhhh as my HBSB have laid waste to the black crappy and need more food!

Man, your water quality looks good, cowboy!

Good job on the system, and that's very exciting about an all bluegill pond.

Looks good, Salty. That FA will be gone in no time. As Bruce said, good looking water. What dye and how much did you use?

Thanks Guys! I used Aqua shade and I kept adding until IT WAS TIDDY BOWL BLUE!BRUCE i JUST SOLD THE WIFE ON THE bg ONLY POND AND i HOPE TO BE DIGGING BY AUG AFTER THE NEW HOUSE IS DONE. She is a good girl as I am building a 24x40 pole barn to put the aerator in so it doesnt get wet.She is into the pond now that it doesnt look like a cess pool.