Save Money on Power Use Windmill Aeration

Fountains look great and are very pretty but as an means to aerate ponds they are not the most effective way to perform this task.

Fountains spray water up in the air and the splashes in the pond caused by the water landing on the pond surface traps oxygen bubbles in the pond. This is called surface aeration and only provides oxygen to the top 1.5 ft of a pond.

Other disadvantages of surface aeration through fountains are the energy costs of operating them and associated reliability and maintenance due to the many working components that are needed to operate the fountain. Fountains push water through hose line up into the air so energy required to do this is very high.

Bottom up aeration systems compress air into air line and air diffusers are placed in the bottom of the ponds. Oxygen is dissolved into the bottom of the pond where oxygen levels are at their lowest. The oxygen bubbles rise through the pond and help burn off the excess organic debris that causes pond stagnation, algae and weeds.

Recently, windmills for aeration have really caught on - here is a picture of a fish farm in Jamaica that bought 6 Superior Windmill aerations systems to aerate their fish ponds. Its critical to have adequate oxygen levels in a fish pond to ensure fish remain healthy and do not die. This customer used these windmills to aerate all the ponds and is saving him close to 2 thousand dollars per/month in energy costs. He will have paid for these windmills in less than six months and will have no operating costs on these units for years to come.

With proven products like Superior Windmill there is no maintenance for 5-7 years and they are built to last decades. Making this an easy investment to justify. With the rising costs of POWER and people looking for alternative solutions to Electric POWER - Windmill Aeration makes good financial sense and its good for the environment.

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