Larry --
Many thanks -- Good luck to you as well with the pumpkinseeds (still one of my favorite fish!)
I think the amount of aeration will depend a lot on the air temperatures. I will probably run the system at least 3 or 4 hours each day, during daylight hours.
If water temperatures stay about 45 or above, I'll feed; if they drop, I won't. Toward the end of the cycle, there will probably be a number of days with 60 water temperatures and above. On such days I would run the aeration system all day and night -- plus try two feedings, one early and one late in the day.
Weather is the big unknown at this point. Mild winter, and my weight goal could be realistic. Harsh winter ... well, I'll just try to release the survivors in a part of the pond where they might be able to elude the largemouth bass and big channel cats, at least for a few days. -- Mike
