Pond Boss Forums AERATION Should I aerate? clariying a small fish pond

As long as you have """Got a ton of nice blues and channels in there now.""" you will never have clear water. The cats stir the sediments for several reasons and the aeration helps keep the suspended sediments in suspension. IMO even if you have 5-6 cats in the pond with aeration the water will always be relatively turbid based on number and sizes of of catfish. Various sizes of catfish create varying amounts of turbidity. The fewer cats you have in there the clearer the water will become. Trying to clear the water with that many catfish in there is a waste of time and money.