all such great info... So im getting ready to build a system for my other pond( this is what got me reading the forums again) rather than make another post in the forum on that ill just put what I got here in this thread to see if you guys think im on target with its design..
This one is 2.2 acre or 7,235,233 gallons.. 12-13 ft deep in main pool... Shooting for roughly 2x turnover would be 14,4770466 gallons or 5-6 vertex 9" discs.. This would put me using a gast 0823 3/4hp pump.
Ive attached an aerial of the pond and my thoughts for diffuser locations.. Basically the main pool is 12-13 ft deep fairly flat edge to edge.. The two coves on the west side gradually get shallower.
my thoughts are
- two double diffuser plates in the main pool at 12' deep spaced evenly (would move 10,368,000 gallons per day)
-one diffuser in each cove on the west side at around 10' (would move 4320000 gallons per day)
-one diffuser in 4' for winter (lift 864,000 gallons a day)
total lift per day would be 15552000 or 2.14 turnover times
I would run Gast 0823- 1.25id hose -to individual ball valves running each diffuser-5/8 weighted line- diffusers..
I think I learned enough to have this part close..What are you thoughts?
my main question is do have a good game plan going for the placement of the diffusers in the pond? do the ones in the coves need to go farther into the coves?
This pond has been neglected... it sits down in the timber with not much wind. there is a duckweed problem which im getting ready to treat with fluridone... I've had fish kills and I think it has to do with nutrient load lots of muck leaves and the duckweed every year.. my goal with the pond is to treat duckweed get aeration and bacteria going to start solving nutrient prob then when things look good stock it to start trying to make it a trophy bass pond.. This pond is one cool pond it has standing timber and stumps everywhere.. wood duck and largemouth heaven!
( in the photo attached the white pin would be pump location. yellow pin would be shallow diffuser. blue pins would be the deep doubles.. and the reds would be the single diffusers in about 10'
Thanks again guys
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