Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Ice & Slush

I'm am very relieved to see you post this, Ted. I have moved my windmill airstone to shallow water for the first time this Winter (trying to prevent possible supercooling) and the area it keeps ice-free is MUCH smaller than I am used to seeing - since it's bringing up colder, shallow water and since maybe a third of the area it could melt is shore. I keep telling myself that Winter aeration with a small area ice-free most of the time is more than enough, DO-wise; nonetheless it is reassuring to have a reminder of this from a Pro.

You folks up in the snowbelt near the lake get a LOT more snow than we do down here, don't you?

CODY Note: Also with a diffuser or airstone in shallow water vs deep water the diffuser will move less water and less flow to the surface due to a shallower depth, thus a smaller ice free area will develop.