Currently have 1/4hp Gast rotary vane pump with two membrane diffusers aerating a .45+/-ac pond. Pond is 1/3 20-25' deep and 2/3 11-15' deep with heads set at max. recommmended depth of 16-18'.

Second pond is only about 1/8+/- acre 5-8' deep and 300' away from the bigger pond. I almost had a kill last summer and had a complete fishkill this winter. Want to tap into the exsting system so I don't have to worry about kills in the future.

Question: Any problem adding this second pond to the one aerator pump?

Options 1: Simply move one diffuser from the bigger pond to the smaller pond. So I have one diffuser in each pond.

Option 2: Add 3rd valve to existing system and run a new line to small pond. Maintaining 2 heads in the big pond and 1 in the smaller pond.

I've had good luck(fish, weeds, clarity etc) with the 2 diffusers in the one pond and would hate to upset that cart. Cost to add the third line is not a problem.

Any further info needed let me know and thanks in advance.

Chuck

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