Originally Posted By: Quarter Acre
I'm not sure what to think of this. My diffusers are home-made with about 25 pounds of concrete as a base (12x12x5 approx.) and the diffuser are about 20 inches off the bottom. I have always kicked up sediments and muddied the water a little bit, the air only ran at night and would be less clear in the morning compared to the evening. Aeration was put in during early/mid summer. I will check this weekend and see if any of the diffusers have fallen over and contemplate adding pans and/or elevating them more.

I have always told myself that the more turbid water was "natural dye". Hmmm, I hate to loose that, but clearer water would be nice!





I put an extension on our air stations this summer too and the water cleared up in a week. It still will go cloudy after a rain but it is starting to clear up from what it was. I always thought it was plankton but now thinking it is more like clay particulates in the water.

Cheers Don.

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