Can I use a water pump directed to bottom of pond for aeration .?

Question

Can I use a water pump directed to bottom of pond for aeration .?

Answer 1

Why not ?

Answer 2

Aeration means to expose to air...to supply air. I don't believe if you used a water pump to pump air into a pond would suit your purpose. However, a water pump which pumps water from the pond (regardless from what depth) to create a fountain into the pond will aerate the water. In fact this is often done:

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Be advised, water at the bottom of the pond is stagnant and drawing the water for the fountain from the bottom third of the pond will help circulate it and allow that water to be aerated also.

Answer 3

yes, any movement of the water helps aeration.

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

don't direct the flow of the pump to the bottom... that just stirs up the gunk and clouds the water.... direct it to the surface of the water so that the water at least 'boils'... if not making a fountain...it's the splash of the water that mixes air with the water.... just circulating the water around the pond under water doesn't do the job.....

Answer 6

get a bubbler for air

Answer 7

Yes.

A pump would be great to aerate the water. Water can only absorb oxygen (air) from the surface. If you add a pump, it will circulate the water so that all of it makes contact with the air therefore making it more oxygen rich. Although some people thing air-stones add oxygen to the water the amount of air absorbed from bubbles is negligible. What the air stone really does is what the pump would do – circulate the water so it makes contact with the atmosphere.

Direct the pump towards an area that will prevent any “dead spots” – or areas that will not be affected by the movement of water so that ALL the water in the pond will be circulated or moved to the surface. I would also add a cage of some sort to the intake of the pump to prevent it from taking in any medium to large particles, like leaves. The smaller suspended material will pass through the pump without any problems.

It’s a good idea to have the pump situated so it keeps the surface ‘bumpy’ or like it had the tiniest of waves. Insects do not like landing on a surface that is moving up and down when they want to lay their eggs.

The surface of the pond should move as much as the surface of a swimming pool to prevent insects from landing – but that type of agitation is not needed for aeration. Less would be fine – as long as it is in constant motion.