Pond Boss Forums AERATION Should I aerate? Aeration?

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I doubt that aeration will do what you want it to do. When the pond water level drops, sunlight can get to the pond bottom, creating a huge area for the algae to grow.

I'm guessing that the pond is an older pond? I'm also guessing that the pond is a groundwater pond, dependent upon the ground water level to keep the pond full. If it was leaking out through a cave, then the pond would be low all the time.

I believe you will have a better result by reducing the nutrient load and by doing algae treatments every 2 weeks along with adding dye to the pond to limit sunlight penetration.

Yes, when the water levels drop and you have less water over the diffusers, that severely reduces their effectiveness. About 6 feet is the bare minimum water level that I would like to see over the diffusers, but even with 8 feet of water, you still should have O2 at the bottom of the pond. ,