w/ no aeration, it might surprise you how fast vegetation will take hold...my thought being that down the road a piece, the combined death of that vegetation with a large forage population could spell troubles you dont want...its stating the obvious, but i believe the aeration would help you achieve trophy sized fish sooner rather than later. what i've found is that the bottom up style of aeration decreases visibility which decreases invasive weed growth, and promotes phytoplanktonic blooms in a big way stabilizing the base of the food chain...FWIW...i have a 20 amp direct burial aluminum line run over 600 feet from house w/ no loss in line that runs my aerator. the monthly costs are minimal even in CA if only run at night...i've figured it between $15 and $20/month.
