Pond Boss Forums AERATION Systems questions When are multiple airstations required?

Thanks Theo!

Your experience is probably why aeration companies recommend running them 24/7 once they are fired up and running full time. The most critical time for aeration is right at daybreak, but that can extend earlier and earlier into the night as the biochemical load on the pond increases. I treated my pond last September for CLPW and it died sooner than expected. I checked the O2 levels at night and they were lower than I liked, so I made sure the aeration system was running 24/7. No losses in the pond. Without the O2 meter I wouldn't have known, but its a VERY expensive piece of equipment and typical pond owners wouldn't need one.