BG15,welcome to the forum,we're glad you found us.I,too,am in Texas,just west of Corsicana and I aereate because of the heat.You might contact Ted Lea at Forevergreen and talk to him about aereation needs.Hes a good guy and will tell you straight.My advice if you go this route is DONT go cheap,do it right the first time.I ran pvc from pump to pond and then used self-sinking hose.You wont like the price of the hose,but trust me,its worth every penny.I used it the second time around and was the fool for not using it first.But thats me,why do it right when I can always go back and do it over.