In Ohio with the type of your pond, you could easily get very adequate winter aeration by operating it 2-3 hrs per day and diffuser placed in 4 to 6 ft of water or with diffuser suspended 3 ft below the surface. There should be another 'how to' winter aeration update article in PBoss magazine in the Nov-Dec 2015 issue. What part of OH is the pond?

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