This has been an informative post, it has prompted me to follow Potsy's lead and shut down my Vertex aeration system which is in the deeper portion because it consumes $1.40 a day in electricity (609.5 watts) and it isn't doing the pond much good. I'll replace it with an Airtech pump from an old Koi pond that pumps 47 liters per minute (approx 1.65cu ft /min) at 6 1/2 feet depth and only uses 47 watts (11.2 cents a day) and place it by my dock so I don't have to pull it out and I'll have a win win situation. I won't have to take out the floating dock, I'll keep the ice open for O2 exchange, and I'll spend alot less on electric.
Dave, So am I correct in assuming that a good portion of the ponds in Texas do not have feeder streams that run all or most of the time? If that's the case we should re-open a former post asking the difference between a lake and a pond to ask the difference between a pond and a puddle?

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