Originally posted by Gainesjs:
Cecil,
I think your right, and I have the same size Gast compressor that you do. Have you rebuilt your Gast unit yet? I would guess that they last for years, and the cost to replace the vanes would be <$50.00??? I will likely run mine more often.
I still like Muddy Forks question about the bloom. It sure seems like aeration would dilute the bloom, sending the organisms down deep, reducing feed for the forage base??? Maybe too much of a good thing?
Gainesjs,
Actually If you don't buy the entire repair kit you can get by cheaper. Bill Cody sells just vanes. I have replaces my annually for a few years. Not to difficult if you are careful.
I could make a case for diffuser aeration actually helping out a bloom by circulating nutrients from down deep that wouldn't be available. That said I still think a pond that is aerobic (oxygen rich) from top to bottom from using diffusion to circulate it, is still better than the alternative.
BTW, I had four diffusers running last summer and I had a beautiful algae bloom.
