Pond Boss Forums AERATION Should I aerate? Aeration. What would you do?

Gorgeous place Blair!!!!!

That doesn't look like FA to me.

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If you have that much muck and smell, I think you would benefit from aeration. Have you checked your PH and alkalinity? Sounds like Wild Bill can be a tremendous resource for you having done his thesis on northern waters. What about underwater structure, is there any?



pondering causes for low fertility;

Would alum be a benefit to bind the phosphorus? And then fertilize? A "Real" aeration systenm would be very expensive but also very well designed. I think if you're handy you could build your own for well under 3K. Depends on how elaborate you want to make it. I know little about the chemestries of northern waters (or my own for that matter). Would lime be of help? Sodium Bicarb may help with the muck stench, aeration surely would.

Man, you're living on my dream lake!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!