Giving an Old Pond New Life - Installing a Pond Aeration System

[@CJSmith-ky5bh]

So helpful as someone about to have a property with a similar pond/dam without any help to keep it clean and healthy. Appreciate this.

[@lawrenceyan8543]

I enjoyed this video a lot! Thanks for posting.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Notice: Koenders notified me that you should not plug your aerator into an extension cord. Plugging into an extension cord could damage your pump here is a link to Koenders Water solutions www.koenderswatersolutions.com If anybody wants a rock Hill Farms T-shirt check out our merch store rockhill-farm.creator-spring.com/listing/rockhill-farm-logo Thanks for watching and check out our other John Deere 2038R compact tractor videos at kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWrGlHaofremnbs And subscribe to our channel at kzbin.info Buy me a coffee - www.buymeacoffee.com/rockhillfarm Thanks for watching

[@sgtram1982]

Great video. I am learning a lot from your videos. Thank you.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@patrickcorbett8361]

Interesting stuff, I dug my pond about 28 years ago and I've never Done a thing with it. I've been watching (and will continue to watch) with interest to see these upgrades and the overall effects of your efforts! Maybe I'll be inspired to actually improve on mine... Thanks Brock pc

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, that’s how I think most people do it. I didn’t like the thick muck layer and I didn’t like it being overgrown with lilies. I also want it to be kind of a center piece of the property if we can get the Christmas tree farm up and running

[@robh7421]

Another great video brother!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@johnelliott6738]

It appears the pond's eco-system is shaping up. Nice job!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@zzman5306]

A couple questions/observations: 1. Why didn't you use your kayak to put that further out in the pond? 2. I would think the bucket will interfere some with the water mixing/reduce stratification effect then if it actually sat on the bottom.

[@Willy7212]

Thank you for the video. We are putting together a Koenders wind aeration system. Cheers from Ontario.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching and good luck with your pond

[@ryancrickenberger7962]

Looks like it is working good 👍

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@marvindiamonjr.9631]

I have a similar pump. I set it up in a tote like you did, but I set the tote upside down so the cover was on the ground. I drilled a few holes in the cover for drains. Next, I installed a crawl space vent on the side of the tote. The vent is louvered and has a screen to keep out bugs and mice. a rock set on top of the tote keeps the wind from tipping it. It has worked fine for years...except the one time a bear tipped it over and scattered the parts around. My daughter in law saw him do it from the living room window. Apparently I need to add a steel bear cage to my setup. Well, you can't foresee every scenario!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah, I don’t think mine is bear proof. They are few and far between around here though. Thanks for watching

[@tnsoos]

I have the exact same motor and aerator, I just throw the air stone in my muddy pond and take out in spring as I use a large fountain in summer. Anyway never has the mud stopped the air flow, works great. nice video and thanks. PS I just ordered a new JD 3046R with cab, loader, backhoe and some attachments. Can not wait to get it.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing and congrats on the new tractor

[@tnsoos]

@@RockhillfarmYT Thanks Brock, Where did you get that bridge? love that idea

[@RockhillfarmYT]

From a friend who l likes to weld Picking Up a Bridge for the Pond from Larry's Country Creations kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3e1qaWmptGda9E

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Nice project!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@kevinbrewer2141]

One thing that I've always liked doing with plastic pipe is use a torch to heat up the pipe so it slides on better.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing. I thought about it if the grease didn’t work

[@GothaleKancho]

best to dip it in very hot water for 10-15 seconds. Using a torch/lighter warps the pipe.

[@tonybalboa3912]

Excellent and informative video. I just came across it randomly and was pleasantly surprised and learned something. You have a great down-to-earth style and did a great job! Hope to watch more of your videos in the future.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks

[@GothaleKancho]

You will lose some air pressure when you run an air line that long. Best to extend the power source and set up the air pump near the pond.

[@AlexOvechkinSucks]

Yeah electricity runs with a lot less resistance along a copper cable. The long length of pipe creates way too much resistance and the pump will be constantly under a heavier load.

[@betsyfincher9859]

I used a fake plastic stone for my cover and used sprayed foam for insulation. Set the fake rock on top of bricks in the summer ,for the winter makeup little path around the cover with pea gravel so it can still get air. Also to get my aerator in the middle of the pond I also used a rope. but I tied a goose decoy on the end to make sure it's where I wanted it. Made it so much easier to move when I was in my little row boat.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Cool idea. Thanks for sharing

[@how2ssipp793]

There must be no red wasps where you live lol. Thanks for the vids. New sub here. Trying to get my little farm up and going.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for watching

[@johnmetcalfe1917]

nice bubbles :)

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Yeah. I got a little excited when I saw it bubbling Thanks for watching

[@platypus2506]

I remember one time I walked to a forest by my house to fish with my friends and I dropped the trap in the middle of the pond so I went in to grab it and I sunk like 1 foot into this mud and lost my shoe but I eventually found it like 1 foot in the mud😅

[@toddsargent3608]

Unrelated to your current video. Dump trailer question, will your 2038r fit in your 12 foot dump trailer with the bucket and quick hitch installed? Looking at a 14 footer but if I can get by with the 12’ it might make more sense.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Pretty sure that It doesn’t fit with the bucket

[@theajtruth]

Drill holes in the bucket to help it sink and retrieve

[@mguida47]

Where did you go for the extension of regular air tubing? I have quite a long run from the house to the pond, which runs through a pasture. Need quality and affordable tubing to run from pump at house crawl space to pond (about 500 feet), then switch to weighted line. Any thoughts on how that long of an air run will affect output underwater?

[@johnwitt586]

I noticed the pump you are using is not the same as the pump thats listed in the videos description? Did you change pumps?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

No, I’m using the same pump and that was the link for that pump. Maybe the company changed something on their website

[@ParagonRidgeRanch]

Good Morning!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Good morning, how have you been

[@ParagonRidgeRanch]

@@RockhillfarmYT We are good! How are you? Been super busy with a new business and its also "Deer Season" so its always rush around to get get home so the boys can get in the woods :) Hope you all are doing great!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

What is the new business?

[@cowgoesbaa]

I'd have small drain holes near the bottom of pump tote in case water intrudes it won't fill up to pump.

[@RamonaElliott-u4c]

How long can the air line be? Our pond is at the back of our property and electricity is at the front end. Wondering if there's a cap on how far the electrical can be.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Im not an expert who can and the question, but my aerator came with 200 feet of air line and they gave me another 200 feet. So I’m guessing at least 400 get

[@itssmorphintime8496]

Bonus points for looking like Naruto 🤟🏼

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I don’t know what that is but I will take it as a compliment

[@itssmorphintime8496]

@@RockhillfarmYT Naruto is an anime lol

[@jennb1152]

How much did the whole set up cost including the aerator itself?

[@skostro100]

How do you go fishing with live electrical wire hanging in the water?

[@HardyBrothersOutdoors]

good addition to your pond for sure! Lily die off looks fantastic. Did that all happen with that one treatment or did you treat more than once? - Josh

[@RockhillfarmYT]

One treatment on the Lillies I’ve got a pond rake that I’m going to try on what is left

[@hardybrothersproductreviews]

@@RockhillfarmYT my guess is you may need to treat again in the coming year... the spray will go to the root and kill them but the rake will just fix temporary, at least that is my hunch... especially after seeing the size of that root ball you dug out. Great result!

[@RockhillfarmYT]

@@hardybrothersproductreviews thanks for the tip Time to subscribe to a new channel it would appear

[@hardybrothersproductreviews]

@@RockhillfarmYT ha, will have to fill you in on that... testing some SEO stuff

[@matthewtenwalde7388]

I've got a pond almost an acre in size. I've thought about buying a windmill but also considered electric. My question is , my pond is 800 feet from my home, will a 3/4 hp pump push air and be effective for something like that?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I don’t think it would be a problem. Mines only 250 feet though

[@davidmays2161]

How many air stones can you run off that pump?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I got the smallest pump that they make and I believe it is only designed for 1 stone Their larger pump says up to 3 air stones

[@josephbutler5879]

Aerators do not really add oxygen to a pond, the pond surface does that for you. However, the aerator rotates the water around. Aeration and where you place your aerator really does depend on how hot your summers are and what type of fish are in the pond. Remove any trees that drop carbon into the water in Autumn as this is the biggest issue with sludge etc.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Surface agitation aerates the pond. Aerators cause surface agitation.

[@TheMattestep]

We have a .4 acre pond about 7-8 foot deep. Looks similar to yours. You used the LD 1.5 which would be considered undersized according to the website specs. Does the LD 1.5 adequately aerate the pond or would you recommend the HD 250?

[@RockhillfarmYT]

I gave them the measurements of my pond and it is about 6 foot deep. My pump is just barely adequate but I went ahead and went with it because I’m also going to add a windmill aerator when I get the bridge put in

[@random269]

Ever know people who shout when they talk?

[@Smoshylife]

Looks way too small for that big pond

[@youknowmr11]

You don't know what you are doing. More research.

[@RockhillfarmYT]

The owner of the company walked me through every step of this and told me exactly how they recommend it We were on the phone for about an hour Thanks for watching

[@MichaelFloyd072384]

Y’all talk too damn slow

[@RockhillfarmYT]

Thanks for sharing