plummer - that is one way to do it. As in plumbing there are different ways to do it,,, some better than others. Why use 3/8" pipe for a house or shop when 1" was needed? If you are going to do it why not do it the best way to get the most benefit for time and effort rather than 1/2 way and get less efficiency for your electrical dollar plus maybe having to redo it later?
Aerating if sized properly maintains pond turnover all the time the aerator is operating. Your goal should be a minimum of one complete pond turnover (total gallons) per day. Each aeration unit depending on design has a turnover rating; similar to water pumps have flow ratings. The quicker you can do a turnover the less the unit has to operate.
Time to get eating sizes of fish depends on how big you consider eating sizes foe each species.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 02/10/13 08:13 PM.
