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I added Kasco surface aerator after a partial fsih kill last summer - ran 24/7 - may turn it off this weekend with this cold front. No more fish kills for me.



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IMO, overcrowding causes more problems than our Texas heat - our 2 acre pond shrank to 1 acre and too many fish and not enough water - I push the evelope on numbers of HSB.

Never had a fish kill in 1/4 acre with NO aeration but control numbers to prevent overcrowding.

The trout farm that I get my trout from has ponds that are lined, are shallow, and are about 1/10 to 2/10 ac each. They have at least one Kasco going in each pond all year long.

He does have to clean them 2x day during the Fall due to leaves clogging them. He has a rope tied to the shore from the aerator going to both sides of the pond. He just yanks the Kasco back and forth a few times to shake the leaves off of it. No going into the water.

Well I guess I'll have the best of both worlds. I've got to top off with well water to keep volume at max., and in turn it will cool a little also. I definately areate also, have been running a 4500gph fountain all summer, it seems to do a good job, but a little pricey (6.3A at 120V). I received my DO2 meter in the mail yesterday, no more guessing on next summer's hot days. If 5.0 is the absolute min. for DO2, what is a good level on a hot summer day? Anything over 5.0 I guess! Just wonderin'........................Budster