If you read my other thread you know I've successfully held trout over the summer in my pond the last 2 years. This summer I had to be pushing the limits with my pond temps, and I want to try a few things to help counter that. While I was successful this year, my trout HAD to be stressing.

The first thing I was thinking of doing was moving the aeration compressor for my pond to my basement. My pond is close to my house and currently it's under my deck where the temps have to be high from the sun beating down on the deck mid day. My logic with moving it to the basement is I would be pumping much cooler (65-70 deg?) air during the hot days.

The second thing I was thinking of doing is adding well water. My pond is a water table pond and has a sandy bottom. Would it benefit me to hand drive a 1 1/4" well about 20 feet down and pump that water in my pond for the month or 2 when my temps would be the highest? I was thinking about driving it right in the pond where it's about 2 feet deep, and letting the water fall right in to the pond. My pond is about 1/5 acre and around 10 feet deep at the deepest, but most of it is around 6 feet deep. How much water would I have to pump, and should I do something to it to add DO before it goes in the pond?