High volume aeration pumps for ponds and water gardens
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Powerful diaphragm pump promotes proper gas exchange
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Maintains proper oxygen levels for healthy pond inhabitants
High-efficiency, high-volume air pumps for effective pond aeration. Durable design houses a powerful diaphragm pump to ensure reliable outdoor use. Special rubber feet absorb vibrations for quiet operation. Use this versatile air pump to improve gas exchange and pond aeration throughout the pond season. Includes adapter and stainless steel clamps for convenient installation. Weighted airline tubing sold below.
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Benefits of pond aeration
Aerate to optimize oxygen levels in your pond The easiest way to improve the oxygen content in a pond is to increase water movement or to add an aeration device. When water tumbles vigorously over rocky streams and waterfalls, it comes into greater contact with air. Harmful gasses are released and oxygen is incorporated into the water. Pond aeration devices such as water fountains, bubblers, and spitters break the water surface to encourage gas exchange. In contrast, air pumps inject air directly into the water to oxygenate ponds throughout the year.
In addition, bubbles generated by air pumps create vertical water movement to mix stagnant layers of water with oxygen-rich surface layers. Harmful gasses, such as carbon dioxide, located in the lower region of the pond travel upwards with the rising bubbles and are expelled at the surface. This water movement improves circulation and overall dissolved oxygen content in ponds and water gardens. Air pumps prevent oxygen depletion and create a healthy aquatic environment. Proper aeration provides fresh oxygen for fish and allows efficient biological filtration. Air pumps can also be used during the winter to prevent ice from covering the pond water surface.
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