Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions DIY..piece meal for a newbie

First off I,d like to take a second and thank all the contributors on this site. I have been lurking for over a year and found pond boss a wealth of information..Last September i put in a 100' x 100' backyard pond..Deepest point is 13'..3/4'rs of the bowl has steep sides while 1/4 has a slow grade to the bottom. With the help of your homemade designs, i constructed and added structure across the bottom at varies depths. Now on to my "system"...Last week i acquired a gast 1023 that i could not pass up...I had already purchased 100' of 3/8 weighted hose but have not bought a diffuser(s) yet...pump station is located 100' from pond..going to bury the cheap hose until i get to pond then tie into a 50' section of weighted to air staion..here is where your pro's come in. Is a 1023 to big for my pond/ hose?...and any suggestions on air diffusers?...im looking at the Matala 9"s and 12"s and cant decide on a proper # of units...thanks for all your input

Yes, the 1023 will put out too much air for a single 3/8" air line. I'd bury at least 3/4" line, and run it to a manifold at the edge of the pond. Split the line at the pond so you can have diffusers in the deep end for the summer and the shallow end for the winter.

Put a pressure gauge on the pump. Keep an eye on it. Too much pressure will prematurely wear out the pump.

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wow...thanks for the quick reply.any opinion on diffusers?

I'm partial to Vertex, that's why we are a dealer.

Would a pressure switch help in keeping an eye on the pump? Maybe utilize as an alarm type device?

I think those two Barksdale's are 0-15psi. They are pretty cheap tho, and you can get them with an enclosure.

I did find out that the pump I did get for my pond has a pop off valve if it over pressures.

I did lay my hands on some vertex disks and my system came with just simple soaker hose with T's. The vertex disks are very very nice. I did not expect them to balloon up as much as they do when you put the air to them. They really really lift water wow. It is very important to start them up correctly. These dropped our water temp from 70's to 58 in four days during start up. We are a solid 14 feet deep.

These other soaker hose stations will work fine for the shallows for the winter. The bubbles are much bigger and do not lift as much water. They will work fine for the winter but would have never worked for the deep ends.

Cheers Don.

do you guys think that 2-9"s will do the trick or it safer to bump up to 2-12's? thinking 1 @12' deep and another at 5'