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So my 2 year old pond had a plant explosion this year. I raked and raked and raked. Used some chemicals in spots. The result was I lost most if not all my trout and a few bigger bluegill this winter.
I’m going to use more chemicals to manage around my dock and swim area, but I also have some triploid grass carp on order. I can usually add water to my pond in the winter, which adds a lot of dissolved oxygen and usually prevents winter kill. I couldn’t this year due to a broken pipe.
So thinking about winter aeration. Plant and algae control. Probably have to be solar aeration. Any tips/help/ideas.
Brad
1.5 acre pond with LMB, BG, BCP, CC, FHM and lots of crayfish, unknown type. .5 acre pond with FHM and GSF. 12 acre irrigation reservoir that I don't know what to do with. New pond, roughly 1.5 acres. Pond Boss Subscriber.
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If you have access to electricity, and can trench an airline to the pond I would do that vs. solar. We have run line from a compressor to a pond that was close to 1/2 mile from the compressor.
Last edited by esshup; 03/24/21 09:46 PM.
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How loud are compressors? I’ve never been near them.
It is about 400 yards from power to the pond, through some nasty rocky terrain. Lots of trees I don’t want to hurt. I ask about the sound generated by a pump because we are Airbnb hosts. The peace and quiet here is a selling point.
Brad
1.5 acre pond with LMB, BG, BCP, CC, FHM and lots of crayfish, unknown type. .5 acre pond with FHM and GSF. 12 acre irrigation reservoir that I don't know what to do with. New pond, roughly 1.5 acres. Pond Boss Subscriber.
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How loud are compressors? I’ve never been near them.
It is about 400 yards from power to the pond, through some nasty rocky terrain. Lots of trees I don’t want to hurt. I ask about the sound generated by a pump because we are Airbnb hosts. The peace and quiet here is a selling point. If it is a Vertex system and you have the sound deadening kit it is no louder than a person talking with an inside voice.
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