Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Results from aeration already?

I started an aeration system of four 9" diffuser dics in my lake 3 weeks ago. Yesterday, (Sunday) me and my daughter went for a canoe ride. We started out from our boat dock and right off I noticed a white colored object on the bottom of the lake in about 4 feet of water. We used a dip net to scoop this white object up and found it to be a white ceramic coffee cup. Hmmmm! Never seen this cup there before, because we are all over this area with our boats and had never noticed it. Please take note that there is about 2-4 feet of muck in this area which is about 30 feet from shore. My daughter scooped it up and had to scrape the muck out of it. You could tell that it had been in the water a long time. It wasn't any of our own personal coffee cups so it must have been there a long time buried in the muck. Could the aeration system be working with the aerobic bacteria already that it unearthed or unmucked the coffe cup in 3 weeks time? Is this possible so soon?

I sure hope so. I just ordered my aeration system. I hope someone chimes in and says, Yes, it is true. They work that fast....

I need it to work fast Teresa because I got about 7 feet of muck to get rid of by next week!

why by next week? just curious.

Well, it would be great if aeration sped up the muck reduction that quickly, but our studies have shown reductions closer to ~1 foot per year on the average. You should measure your muck depth and share your results.
Bob, maybe the discovery was due to increased clarity. It is very possible that your water is clearer after 3 weeks.

Wow even a foot a year is pretty impressive, I'd be happy with those results.

Oh and Bob if you find an expensive gold watch it's probably mine, I'm pretty sure I dropped it there.

Jeff, I found your gold watch. Finders keepers!

Yes Sue, I have read many of your posts regarding aeration studies and find them very informative. Thank you. You are probably right about the clairty too. The clarity and fish life seems to be much better. How do you measure muck decomposition? I thought about a weight on a string but then you have evaporation to deal with.

Question for Sue: in your profile photo, what is that metal thingy that you have holding over the bucket and what is it used for?