Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Time To Turn Aerator Off?

If you decide to run your aerator all winter, I think you will find from reading past comments that it is best to move the diffuser to shallow water. If your pond is in the Clevelend snow belt and you do not want to remove snow then shallow water aeration is okay. If you are in southern OH it is doubtful that winter aeration will be beneficial. If you are in northern half of OH and pond is deeper than 14 ft then winter aeration is probably not necessary. I live in NW OH and I turned off my aerator Oct 20 when water temps dropped below 54F. Water temps are now 45-47F. I remove 20%-30% of the snow for excercise on nice winter days. Removing snow increases oxygen production under the ice by stimulating phytoplankton photosynthesis.