Question for Bill Cody please related to comments above about turning on the aerator after winter is over in GA. We here in the Saint Louis, MO area only rarely see ponds ice over for longer than a week or two but it can happen. If my aerator was off during the winter due to no ice-over, when I turn it back on in the spring (water temps consistently 50-54 or better)would I need to ease into it...in other words, should I let it run for an hour a day for a week or so and then slowly bring it up to running 24/7 over a period of several weeks?
I am trying to get a handle on the concept of aeration and don't want to act based on my guesswork and end up with a fish kill. Thanks.
