Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions Will this pump work for me?

I would change a couple of things with that setup:

1) Swap that gauge for a liquid filled gauge that reads 30 psi max. You should be only using the 0-7 psi range of the gauge and that 100 psi gauge won't give you a fine enough reading. Plus that gauge is not liquid filled and the needle will be bouncing all over the place. The liquid is to dampen the needle oscillations.

2) I would run a piece of rubber hose from the gauge to the manifold. The way you have it there is a lot of weight (relatively speaking) on the fittings as they are plumbed now, especially the 90� fitting out of the pump. It will most likely crack over time due to the vibration from the pump. Make a bracket and bolt the manifold to it, isolating it from the pump by the rubber hose to reduce stress on the connections.