Originally Posted by kevinb
I have an artesian well that flows about 10 gallons per minute that I will pipe into the pond. My understanding is that artesian water has no dissolved oxygen so I am thinking to also pipe in some water from a small creek that I think would be highly oxygenated.

If the artesian well has enough "lift" to get the water above the level of the pond, there are some other members that have installed systems to let the water tumble down into the pond through a series of buckets. That will be ugly, but will add oxygen AND remove some of the minerals. Probably worth it, especially if you can "hide" it from your main scenic view.

I am also working on a situation where I pump water from a small creek to my ponds. Many members have commented that is a great situation to have, but they said at some point I would probably introduce organisms (undesirable fish or plants) from the creek into my pond.

I have a sump pump that I used for pumping out the spring water while I was digging. That would definitely pump out the bottom water but I don't know how much that would raise my power bill each month.

Maybe just pump out a little bottom water when you see a small rain in the forecast?
That way the pond ends up with a little extra oxygenated water.