Aeration Basics:

As vital as oxygen is to us land lovers, it is equally important to life found in our aquatic eco-systems.  Though concentrations of dissolved oxygen are but a tiny fraction of what is contained in our land environment (less than 1% in water compared to roughly 21% in our atmosphere), just like us, fish and other aquatic life are dependent on it to live. MORE>>

Why Aeration?:

 Because of this, little oxygen is available to replenish that which is used in decomposition and respiration, leaving the lake bottom depleted.  The lake becomes stratified, creating horizontal columns of water with varying oxygen levels - plenty of oxygen near the top but practically none near the bottom. MORE>>

Types of Aeration:

New on the horizon is a system call the venturi. The venturi aeration system causes a pressure differential that forms a vacuum, sucking air from the atmosphere into water captured from the lake bottom, mixed and pushed out at the surface level.  According to research, this helps, not only aerate depleted water, but also helps circulate the stratified layers.  The results indicate that venturi systems have a higher air and liquid injection efficiency compared to other aeration system...MORE>>