Thanks for taking a look, I really enjoy this forum.
Thank you for jumping right in and posting. That is what makes this site work. Every post can be a learning experience for someone. Heck I've learned tons of stuff in the last three years from Pond Boss posts. Some of it was even about ponds and fish.
When I was trying to manually eradicate Elodea (big mistake by the way) I used a big aluminum land scape rake. I tied a rope to it and threw it into the pond and let it sink. Then I'd pull it back to shore and rake out the Elodea and other debris. I would always get a massive amount of bubbles rising up. I think that this is one of the reasons that the experts always recommend that an aeration system be started up in short intervals - so as not to trigger a release of toxic chemicals that could cause a massive fish kill.
I have no idea as to whether or not this could have an effect on spawing though, experts?
