Piperflyer
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Does anyone know of any company that might sell a small solar powered pump that I could use to keep my pond aerated. This is not a big pond (35X50X14deep)? Thanks
Pond Aeration
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SpringHollow
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i have seen some wind driven ones.
Lots of solar ones if you do a Google search for solar pond aerators.
Ken
Lots of solar ones if you do a Google search for solar pond aerators.
Ken
lhfarm
Veteran Member
Check out Pond Boss Magazine Home Page!. The forum there is very good with just about any type of pond question.
14 feet deep is the issue, given surface area. The deepest section will end up with little oxygen when the water heats up, unless you've reasonable flow in/out of the pond, as in a small stream. I've a 1/3 acre pond (SC, so temperature in the midst of the summer can get to 80 degrees in the pond), with an average depth of about 6 feet, and had a fish stocker (bream, bass, triploid carp for bass-food, personal comsumption and fun, and algae control, respectively) estimate what I'd need, and then I did a net search - got same answer. I'll be using a 1/4-1/3 hp aerator (5-9 amp draw) during the summer, probably on about 1/2 the day, but much less time in the winter. Not sure how you're going to get a modest sized solar panel to generate the amps needed, and suspect, if you don't go the windmill route, that you'll have to opt for a few batteries, a moderate sized solar panel, and a timer that will cycle the pump on and off within the limits the battery/panel combination will allow. If you have a modest fish burden, and a bit of luck, you might not need the aerator, but I'm going for lots of fish (so grandchildren can catch them very easily) and a feeding program, so don't want to risk low oxygen.
have_blue
Veteran Member
That pond is very deep for the surface area. Small deep ponds are much more lkely to have fish kills. If you're way up north, you have little choice. If down south where freezes are infrequent and mild, shallowing up the pond would remove the need for aeration.
Aeration, especially in deep ponds, takes a lot of power. To push such a powerful motor, you would need a massive bank of solar panels and batteries. They're out there, but breathtakingly expensive.
grunewald
Bronze Member
Dont know about solar powered, but my aerator is 115V, only draws 104 watts. Bought it from Western Pond. Depth of mine when full is 14ft. Now at 9 to 10ft. My aerator is supposed to be good for maximum 11ft. If we ever get some rain and is fills up, will pull it to a shallower depth.. sub-surface aerator, really like it,
