[QUOTE]Originally posted by PondsForFun:
Will the dissolved O2 offset the extra evaporation or should the aerator be shut down? I would like to hear everyones opinion about how best to avoid a crash in a rapidly evaporating pond. [/QUOTE

My approach is to run the aerator only after sun down and until sun up. That approach enables the pond to get the benefits of water circulation and at the same time doesn't effect evaporation rates nearly like it would during day time hours.