Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions rotary vein or rocking piston

Joey,

When I come out to your site, I will bring examples of different diffusers and tubing with me. I also have a couple of Rotary Vane compressors that I have rebuilt that I can bring but I think the one you purchased will work great.

I will bring parts as well as some AnchorLine weighted tubing to complete the system or show you what you need if you want to do it yourself.

Great post Bill, it helps everyone to see the dynamics of aeration. I sometimes assume everyone knows what I am thinking and don't fully explain the dynamics of aeration.

Joey, I would think about putting one on the other side of the island since the island disurpts the flow pattern in that cove. Just my experence in ponds with islands.

Lastly, if it is okay with you Joey, we can take photos of the system and install to post here after it is done.

Thanks Cary,

The only thing I want to install now will be the tube from the garage to the pond. The rest I want to build in the spring, hopefully haveing the complete plan ready. I want to keep it as simple as possable, as everything I do seems to turm into a big project. I was planning on posting pics when it was done. I know you are right about the diffuser on the otherside of the island, so maybe I will. Just dont want the boils to be to small if I went with 2. After I get the compressor and test it I will get a feel for how it will perform and start gathering things.

Joey - Your estimate of air flow is okay for your application.

Thanks for that link Joey.

I got the pump yesterday. It looks great.. it dont work! I am thinking maybe the capcitor is NG but I will recall tomarrow and see what the company says.. Here we go.. blowing up into a project.

I built and installed most the system I spoke about last year. Thanks Bill Cody for your help. I would have finished it but it started raining, so as it is, it is in but just one difusser. I built the header with 2 valves for each head. Mounted the heads on a creat, you will see in the pics. One patio block for weight in the creat. I mounted the pump in the garage and ran the plastic tubeing to the pond where I put the header. I was continplating if I should put a cooling fan. I ran the system to test it and didnt like how hot the pump got so I tore apart a very old microwave oven, thinking there must be a fan in it, sure enough a perfect specimin.. Anyways here are a few pics when its totally done I will post some finished pics, thanks for everyone advice.

It does give a nice boil. I would say a foot around and the boil is a inch or so high, then it throws bubbles about a 6 foot diamiter. Might be a little light for 2 heads at the same time, well see after I install the second head.

One thing made the job a PIA and I will tell anyone making there own system it can be done, relitivly cheap BUT USE weighted hose. The regular plastic is a PIA to workwith and then to sink it is even worse.