Originally Posted By: Bill Cody
When you use a compressor in a cabinet or enclosure make sure there a very good ventilation. Commercial Cabinets for aerators always have a fan. TWO things are the enemy of air compressors MOISTURE and HEAT.


Understood Bill, Thanks!
After pondering all this information I'm re-routing my thought process all together. I've actually decided to purchase a 3/4 HP Gast rotary vane pump and give it a bench test to determine noise. If the noise isn't too loud I may mount the pump in my work shop which would place it in a clean and dry environment without the need for an enclosure. The run of 1" PVC would be about the same length and with the 3/4 HP compressor I should be able to turn over my pond ~2x a day running the pump from 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. During this time my shop would be mostly unoccupied anyway.