Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations First spring having a pond

Hi Ryan, I'm interested in an answer to your question also. I'm about to start aerating my 20 year old pond for the first time too :o.

What kind of diffuser/s are you using? I thought, and I could be wrong (newbie), that if you had a membrane diffuser the bottom wasn't disturbed because the air goes straight up. Maybe someone else can clarify this. I'm wondering if it's possible to have too much "boil" or can you have a lift so strong that it will suck up debris from the bottom? I ordered a vertex membrane diffuser and I am concerned that the base will sink in the muck putting the membrane surface closer to the bottom, could this cause debris to be circulated (?).

It seems like your aerator must be the cause of your problem but maybe it's a temporary condition and things will settle down. You have me concerned that I may have a similar problem when I start mine up.

I have been told how to slowly start up my aerator and I was warned that there may be some smell at first. The start up schedule that I'm using is: 15 min 1st day, 30 min 2nd day, 60 min 3rd day etc. and when I get to 4 hrs in a day I should keep it there until there is no more smell and then progress to 8 hrs, then 16, then 24. I can't remember if I was told that the water would murk up or not but I hope not. Hopefully someone with more knowledge and experience will answer.

ETA: I just noticed that you are using air stones, maybe that's your problem. I didn't mean to hijack your thread.

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