Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions Solar Surface Aeration System

Well Jeff and I got back to the pond late last week and got to check on the aerator which is solar powered. The battery is fully charged and is able to run the aerator well. The two solar panels are able to run the aerator more than 100 minutes a day. While some might think that is not a long time,for the job we are asking it to do, it is more than twice the runtime needed.

George wants to control certain processes in his little pond and running the aerator five minutes an hour every other hour plus extra run sessions during the hours of darkness seems to be working out very well (I will be back at the pond soon to check the O2 levels and temps).

I am going to ask Kasco for a trimmed down prop for George's aerator so it will run more like mine, so fingers crossed. Also, they gave me a nice little three bladed prop that is about to go into service to see how it works, so there will be more on that as time marches on. I believe the system will allow for longer run times, but only after checking and slowly upping the times will I know for sure.

Here is a quick video of George's aerator running using the charged battery during an overcast evening.