Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Water Temperature when aerated

I get this question quite often and I would like to get some input and observations from you the pondboss experts:
If the air temperature is 90 degrees outside in the summer and I am aerating my pond with a compressor 24/7. Will the warm air heat up the pond?

To be more technical, let’s suppose this theoretical pond is 12 feet deep, is normally stratified in summer and is about 3 acres wide. The bottom diffusers are in the deepest part of the pond.


My guess is that the pond will not be stratified anymore, bottom temp will be warmer and surface will be cooler, overall general temp may be cooler and richer in oxygen. This question relates to a pond where raising trout is the objective. As you know the limiting factor is temperature.

Anybody out there monitoring water temp in ponds with aeration?

There are a # of trout water temp ,DO and aeration threads here. While the surface should be cooler the question that often comes up is if the water temp overall will stay low enough and have enough O2 to let the trout survive. Here are a couple links.

Here is some info from prior threads wrt wells/aeration and trout/ summer temps.

Horizontal aeration

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000125

Trout Success in 2006!

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=003522;p=1

Trout Summer Survival

http://www.pondboss.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=003024

Ewest, this has been a very interesting reading over the week-end!

I learned a few things and thought of a few more ideas.

I must say, you are the keeper of the archives!
Thanks again for the good work!

He's amazing isn't he M. Paris? If you have any more questions feel free to post them. Many of us are here to serve. And also feel free to give us some observations and ideas.

Gotta go. Work is calling.

Thanks but it takes good folks making posts (like Cecil and others who are here serving) to provide the info. Without that time and info from many there would be no archives to find.

If you do have info or ideas please post them as we have a number of trout enthusiasts.