De-Icing aeration system

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De-Icing aeration system #31104 10/10/05 03:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 30 NE Minnesota B birddog OP Member
OP birddog Member B Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 30 NE Minnesota	OK - I finally have power near my pond and I think I should install an air system. My pond is about 1/4 acre in surface area about 12-14 feet deep. I'm raising rainbow trout. Last winter I tried keeping snow off the pond but lost my fish sometime between late Febuary and May. They all went belly up. I wasn't able to get up there after a significant snowfall in Late Febuary and I'm guessing they eventually ran out of DO. I know they were looking good up until then because I dropped in a camera and could visually "inspect" the fish. My pond is in NE Minnesota and we get thick ice and plenty of snow. My thought is that if I run an aerator/De-icing system I won't have this (DO or gas build-up) problem but I'm concerned about the supercooling issue I've read about on other posts. What should I do? Any system recommendations? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Larry