QA - I am just going to throw out my OPINION since your not getting a lot of hits! I would GUESS, with that short of an ice over period, Winter aeration is not as critical. I think it would be more critical if the ice became buried under significant snow. I would also guess that as usual the answer is going to be "it depends" on each different pond. In the end you will probably have to have the DO data to avoid the dreaded "it depends" answer for your specific water.

Last edited by wbuffetjr; 02/03/19 02:28 PM.

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