Five Reasons to Aerate

Not only is muck unpleasant to see or feel between your toes, but it can  also give your pond a bad odor and provide habitat for leeches.  Aeration combats muck and by increasing the dissolved oxygen and  circulating the water, encouraging the colonization of beneficial  aerobic bacteria that can consume, reduce and prevent muck build-up.

Muck accumulates not only in the bottom of the pond but can also be  suspended throughout the water body giving your pond a murky appearance.  By reducing muck and excess nutrients, increasing oxygen, and  circulating the water, you will improve your water quality and clarity.

Without oxygen, your pond will go into an anaerobic state. Anaerobic  bacteria are not as efficient at breaking down organic material as their  aerobic counterparts and produce gas, giving the pond a rotten egg  smell. Incorporating aeration into the pond increases the amount of  dissolved oxygen in the water, keeping your pond functioning as an  aerobic system.

Aeration circulates and mixes water to eliminate stratified layers of  warmer, surface water and the colder, deeper water, to create an oxygen  rich environment throughout your pond.

Harmful gas is often trapped under ice when your pond freezes or is  brought up from your pond's bottom during spring and fall turnover. If  enough oxygen is displaced your fish will suffocate. Aeration assists in  the release of gas leaving more oxygen available for your fish.