Dave and Bill-good point! I was advised to do this by my Consultant who has been raising trout for 40 years so i just took his advice. I realize that well water has no oxygen but my Kasco Splasher is also right on top of the well water and it should pull the water up as he said. I wouldn't run any water in the pond if it were not neccessary to cool down the pond. The Scam Trout stress bad at 78 degrees. Bill my consultant tested my water for DO and it was as he described excellent. I will try to acclimate a trout to test your reccomendation and see if he survives. I doubt with pure well water he would last much more than a few hours. I tested the thermocline and it was at 5 feet and was 12 degrees cooler than the top which was at 70 degrees so that is good. Thanks fellas for the comments i really never thought about the placement of the well water. I hate running it in on the shallow side as that is where the kids swim and i get yelled at! haha.

Take Care-Jeff