""Would a smallmouth pond in southern water benefit from additional aeration to turn the water column more than once a day?""

Very good question and probably the answer is a big yes. It would likely depend on numerous factors but generally yes IMO. Raising smallies in the more southern regions is really a NEW concept and science that needs a lot more practical research and trying it so we have better ideas of what works best and what fails in the various types of waters. I still contend that the most common or main limiting factor in the absence of LMB is adequate dissolved oxygen 24/7 and not temperature.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 08/11/12 09:08 PM.

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