Originally Posted By: Greyhound
I wonder if you all have any suggestions for an economical bottom diffuser aeration system for a pond that is approximately:

- 1/4 acre (100' in diameter, 325,000 gallons, and 1.0 acre foot); and
-6-7 feet deep at current maximum depth (about 75% of the pond is 6 feet deep).

The system I like is about $1300. Maybe that's reasonable but it seems awfully expensive to me.


Too much. Ridiculous price for a 1/4 acre pond. Ted or others should be able to get you a better price for a pond that small. Remember you can easily build a ventilated box yourself out of plywood and 2X4's for legs.

All you need is the compressor, an airline, and diffuser, and like I said just build your box to keep the compressor dry.

One thing that makes no sense to me is the retailers with the outrageous mark ups are discouraging people from aerating their ponds. Seems to me they are only hurting themselves.

Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 09/15/13 08:37 AM.
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