Thank you everyone for sharing your expertise/successes (or "learnings"!) on this forum. My neighbors and I live on a 15 acre pond in northwestern WI. We have LMB, P, BG. The deepest part of the pond is 13' deep and the average depth seems to be 6-7'. This is a new development (around an existing pond) and we want to do the right things from the start. From reading other threads on this forum, I know we need to test our pH and O2 levels. We're starting that investigation now.
What do fellow northern pond owners say about aeration? I know most of you have private, smaller ponds. I really like your ideas for your ponds. If we're worried about fish kill, does it even make sense to try to put in an aeration system? I've read in some of your posts about the Vertex system. That seems to be top of the line and it works for you. If we run electricity down to the pond, would it be worth the investment for a four of five diffuser system? On the Vertex website, it says it's best for 2-3 acre ponds.
So what do you think? Aeration - necessary or not for a 15 acre pond? Thanks everyone.
