Hi there. I have multiple questions, thanks in advance. We had a 2/3 acre pond built last year and we want to add an aerator this year. Last fall we ran electric back to a shed on the property with the intention of installing the aerator there and then running the air line up the hill to the pond. While trying to pick out an aerator and talking to several vendors they have suggested this was not the best situation and we were going to have condensation issues and need to greatly increase the size of the hose to push the air up the hill and then down into the diffuser plate. We don’t mind the work of running electric to the pond. It would be a hair more than a 600 foot run to the location where we want to put the aerator if we run Electric wire up the hill. If we go straight up to the pond it’s a 500 foot run but I don’t want to cut into the dam face. We only need 1/4 hp aerator with a single diffuser. The pond is pretty much a circle and 20 feet at the deepest point. My question is can we use 12 gauge direct bury wire for a run that long or should we look at something heavier like 10 or 8 gauge. I ran the calculations and I believe 12 will be fine even with the loss of voltage with that length of wire. At this point the only load on the electric run would be the aerator pump. Has anyone else had experience with running electric that far to the pond and have any suggestions or tips? We have looked at solar and wind, but feel like setting up with electric is the best long term option for how we want to manage the pond. Right now it’s mainly stocked with forage fish and a few bluegills.