I think a lot (probably a majority) of us here have ponds with no water input other than runoff.

I can't give specific affectivity of aeration for mine, except to note that the one fishkill I have experience occurred while my aeration system was operating in a substandard manner. In general, we have a whole lot of confidence that aeration helps make better ponds.


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