Pond Aerator // It's Improving the Water in the Backyard Pond

The solar powered pond aerator is doing a great job clearing up the algae colored water from last summer. This year I use blue pond dye and some water column clarifier which is a beneficial bacteria that fixes nitrogen and binds phosphorous. With the pond dye and water clarifier used with the pond aerator, the pond has started the year off with some great water clarity and color. The best in years! We can see down over 4 feet in the pond, whereas last year we couldn't see down 12 inches and the awful green color is gone. The fish, minnows and bait have been loving the new clear water as well as we get some video of some fish. The solar powered pond aerator is a solar cell panel that is powered by the sun. No batteries or wires, just the air hose that connects the pumps on the back of the panel to the air stone diffuser that is lying on the bottom of the pond. The rising air bubbles from the diffuser cause a current and circulation of water to form in the pond, bringing the oxygen depleted water from the bottom up to the top and mixing it with added oxygen. After a while the pond water is mixed and the water now near the bottom of the pond is now rich in oxygen which is needed for organic matter breakdown which will remove the volume of mud and muck at the bottom of ponds.
The pond dye is used to block and reflect the suns rays so that the sun can't penetrate as deep into the pond. Without sunlight, algae and pond weeds cannot grow and reproduce. The pond dye floats in the top 6 feet of the water column and is safe to the environment and to the fish and minnows. Packets of pond dye are thrown into the pond for the initial treatment, then as the color fades, another packet is added throughout the summer, with the goal being nice, healthy, clean pond water.
This is a follow-up video to the first Pond Aeration System video that can be found here: • Pond Aeration System
Thanks for watching.
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[@TrentDaughertyYT]

Thanks for the update!

[@markcairney1755]

Good video. You can swim in the pond with the dye and won't come out looking like a surf 😊

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

Dumb idea maybe.... if space permits... What about cutting a small shallow wandering creek that opens into another mini pond... Into that wooded area? I'm sure the roots would be a pain to work around... The thought is for increased safe haven for breeding fish, increased wildlife, maybe more crayfish and things... Just a thought...

[@ryanhoelke]

I was just looking at that area. I should have really made the pond larger that way. Maybe some day....

[@danmartin9558]

Enjoy the videos going threw some same stuff with my pond.

[@stevenbenavente1229]

Good job

[@DailyDose2Inspire]

If you can see a white disc that is deeper than 18" below the surface, you need more dye to prevent algae.

[@kukolino]

Hey Ryan ! It would be great if you could put links of the products you you used in the description !

[@ryanhoelke]

Pond dye: www.fishfarmsupply.ca/products/oasis-pond-dye-wsp Water Column Clarifier: www.fishfarmsupply.ca/products/water-column-clarifier

[@kukolino]

@@ryanhoelke Thank you Sir !!

[@user-zt7hv4ci6i]

De icers can work well in the winter as long as it’s not on solar.

[@JM-iy6wm]

Where did you buy your pond aerator and clearifier,dye jim

[@ryanhoelke]

I got it here, Jim: www.thedugoutdude.ca/

[@suesun7072]

Pond dye... Such an American thing to do! 😂 Nice effect, but won't therapy the cause. Same for this clarifier stuff. Sure, they said it helps and they will keep selling it to you if you don't change anything in your pond. With this rain water flooding sediments in your pond, you got a load of minerals and nitrate into the water. In short, you dumped a ton of fertilizer in your pond. But when you look at the pond, there is nothing which might use the good stuff other than the algae. No plants rival for it. Happy algea! Add water lilies and other underwater plants which carpet the bare graven of your pond which will use up most of the nitrate and minerals the algae had all for itself before. When this plants got established, you will see a boost in your water quality, because this water is alive and balanced! Nice to look at and a healthy ecosystem. You might even find the pond developing a balanced fauna to feed your fish.

[@justadbeer]

Water lilies (or lily pads as we call them) will quickly take over your pond and be detrimental to other plants and and fish by reducing the oxygen. You will find yourself in an entirely new battle trying to control them. I use black dye in my pond as it blocks more sunlight then the blues or aqua and gives the pond a mirror look, reflecting the images of the trees surrounding the pond. The beneficial bacteria, along with aeration, will help remove the muck buildup on the bottom. Unfortunately, nothing I know of will get rid of duckweed and algae other than grass carp, which are banned in many states. I spray an aquacide and manually remove duckweed when dead.

[@chrissugs8913]

I have a 3 acre pond that would get tons of Aglae around the edges and tons of duckweed. we had a huge rain and I ended up getting two carp that came down a creek into my pond and I have never had algae or duckweed since. I feed them daily to supplement their diet so they don't eat any resources that the bass need.

[@ryanhoelke]

I may look into that. I've read about grass carp, but I'm pretty sure they're not common or even legal up here.

[@robertmuhammad3970]

So two carp did the job

[@danieleverson4155]

DO NOT GET GRASS CARP. THEY WILL EAT EVERY SINGLE PLANT IN YOUR POND MAKING IT PERMANENTLY CLOUDY. Reference this video. Guy ruined his pond and is still trying to cull them all. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3-8oIttq9mLqpI @@ryanhoelke

[@maalat]

Can you explain what the benefit of the die does besides making the water blue. The one that binds the phosphate… can you explain it more?

[@ryanhoelke]

This is what the product information says: Water Column Clarifier is a high performance liquid bacterial blend that fixates nitrogen and phosphorus to clarify water. This product contains a synchronistic blend of 12 different bacteria with a higher growth rate than any dry blend. Because these bacteria work together so well, they do not limit bacterial growth and are able to coat the entire water body. This makes Water Column Clarifier an especially good treatment to minimize the growth of planktonic algae as it treats the whole water body.

[@zzman5306]

Dye helps limit sunlight penetration into the water which feeds algae growth.

[@TrentDaughertyYT]

Could you do a fishing video on the river?

[@andrewtinberg4868]

Can you share the details about the specific aeration unit used here? How we might get one??

[@ryanhoelke]

I bought it here:www.thedugoutdude.ca/dugout-systems/solar-aeration I got the 2 pump system.

[@curtmorehouse1]

Do you Reel mow your lawn? Would love to hear about that.

[@ryanhoelke]

I do reel mow! I see that you noticed the 3100D. I'm actually just starting to build a backyard gold course, which will have the pond as the center piece. Follow along here if you wish, it will be this summers project: youtube.com/@RyanHoelkeLandscape

[@jeffreymarshek]

What is the name of your aerator kit. I cant seem to find it and I like the setup.

[@ryanhoelke]

I got it here: www.thedugoutdude.ca/

[@webyankee6558]

Rather than doing the commercial chemical thing build a venturi air dispersion system without an air stone.

[@randylawley6776]

Where did you get the areator at? The whole set up that is?

[@ryanhoelke]

Right here, I have the 2 pump system: www.thedugoutdude.ca/

[@vacowboy75]

Good update. I’m getting mine dug out as we speak. What are the names of the products you used?

[@ryanhoelke]

The pond dye was called Oasis Pond Dye WSP and the water column Clarifier is called just that. This is what it says about it: Water Column Clarifier is a high performance liquid bacterial blend that fixates nitrogen and phosphorus to clarify water. This product contains a synchronistic blend of 12 different bacteria with a higher growth rate than any dry blend. Because these bacteria work together so well, they do not limit bacterial growth and are able to coat the entire water body. This makes Water Column Clarifier an especially good treatment to minimize the growth of planktonic algae as it treats the whole water body. www.fishfarmsupply.ca/collections/water-treatment-lakes-ponds

[@vacowboy75]

Many thanks for the information! Your experiences are good teachers for us. Please keep the updates coming!

[@penandpike]

I lost my dog because of an aerator like this He fell in the initial hole that the aerator made and couldn't get out because of the slippery ice and drowned. I was not at home at the time to save him. Be extremely cautious if you don't want to kill any domesticated or wild animal.

[@ryanhoelke]

Thanks. I could see how that could possibly happen. We pull the solar panel in early winter to shut off the aerator so that we can skate on the ice.

[@rickie178]

Do you have to weight your trees down to get them to sink to the bottom?

[@ryanhoelke]

In the video I'm working on now, I tied half of a cinder block to the Christmas tree, and it sunk it nicely. In the past, I just threw the trees in, and they floated all summer, but by fall they were wet enough to sink.

[@rickie178]

Thank you. I just built a small 1/8 acre pond twelve feet deep. I really enjoy your videos on the pond. Right now I have a huge mud puddle. As soon as I finished we received three inches of rain and it filled up in two days. I’m looking forward to any color than brown 😂 again thank you for making these videos!

[@ryanhoelke]

@@rickie178 it will take a while to clear. Try and get some grass growing around the pond so when water does go in, it doesn't take the soil with it.

[@hilltop2536]

Where did you get the solar pump?

[@ryanhoelke]

I got it here: www.thedugoutdude.ca/dugout-systems/solar-aeration

[@JM-iy6wm]

Thanks

[@dougbarrett7803]

Where did you find this ?

[@ryanhoelke]

Doug, I purchased it here: www.thedugoutdude.ca/