Ohio Ponds | Pond Aeration Windmills
Mark Sterling | Hamilton Ohio: Sterling45013@msn.com |
- Pond Building: Richard Payne | Fish Stocking: Jones Fishery
Pond Management Guide | Ohio Division of Wildlife
-- Call (614) 265-6300
-- This is a very useful and informative Pond Management Guide
Ohio Division of Wildlife Headquarters
1840 Belcher Dr. Columbus, Ohio 43224-1329
(614) 265-6300 (voice)
1-800-750-0750 (Ohio Relay & TTY only)
1-800-WILDLIFE | 800 945-3543
Ohio Wildlife: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/default.htm | links |
Ohio Wildlife contacts: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/contact/default.htm |
OHIO POND BUILDING
Payne Excavating | Richard Payne | Hamilton Ohio 513 831-1016
OHIO FISHERY
Jones Fishery | Milford OH | 800 662-3474 | 800 733-0180
Tel: 513 561-2615 | http://www.JonesFish.com |
Jones Fish and Lake Management is a family-owned business with a history of excellence in fish production and lake management. Robert Lee Jones, my grandfather, began managing the Gatliff Fish Hatchery (Williamsburg, KY) more than 50 years ago. In 1949, he set a world record for producing the most fingerling largemouth bass in a one-acre pond.
OHIO | Iowa
AgriGrain: 800 232-4742
Water level control structures
The eight years we spent as drainage and excavating contractors gave us an opportunity to learn first hand what works in this industry and what doesn't. Today we manufacture as much of what we sell as we can. This way we can ensure high quality and availability of our products. We can modify products to fit your specific needs, and control costs by eliminating the middle man and sell wholesale to you factory direct.
Tel: 1-800-232-4742 or (641-742-5211)
Fax: 1-800-282-3353 or (641-742-5222)
State of Ohio: http://www.ohio.gov |
Ohio Agencies: http://www.ohio.gov/agencies.htm |
Ohio Agriculture: http://www.state.oh.us/agr |
Ohio Natural Resources: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/ |
Ohio Wildlife: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/default.htm | links |
Ohio Wildlife contacts: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/contact/default.htm |
Ohio Fishing: http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/fishing/default.htm |
Ohio Internet Directory |
Ohio: http://www.fishandgame.com/oh/ohreport.htm |
Fish & Game: http://www.fishandgame.com/fishrt.htm |
Camp John Pond | Sullivan Ohio | Pond Aeration Windmill
Dave Collins | New Riegel OH (above)
Ohio State University
Index: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b374/index.html |
Fish: http://ohioline.osu.edu/b374/b374_5.html |
The kinds and numbers of fish stocked in your pond will affect its success. Most ponds are stocked with a combination of a predator species and a forage species.
Oxygen Depletion
| http://ohioline.osu.edu/b374/b374_10.html |The most common cause of fish kills in Ohio is suffocation due to lack of oxygen. This can occur for several different reasons. However, the principle cause of oxygen depletion is the decomposition of organic matter, especially dead plant material. As aquatic vegetation decomposes, either as a result of herbicide use or natural die-off, the process uses oxygen. During the warm summer months, decomposition may use what little dissolved oxygen is in the water, resulting in an insufficient amount for fish.
Another cause of oxygen depletion is a phenomenon known as a turnover or inversion. During the late spring and summer, the pond water develops layers as a result of temperature and density differences. Rapid warming in the upper 8-10 feet results in water that is less dense and has a lower oxygen holding capacity than the colder and denser deep water. However, because of photosynthesis and contact with the atmosphere, there is normally enough oxygen to meet the minimum needs of fish.
The cooler layer of water in the bottom of the pond has the potential to hold more oxygen than the top layer because it is denser. But the lack of photosynthesis and the decomposition of organic matter actually results in a lower level of dissolved oxygen compared to the top layer.
A turnover results when a strong wind, rapid temperature change, or inflow of a large volume of cold water causes the upper layer of water to be replaced by the lower layer of oxygen-deficient water. Fish stay near the surface and, because they cannot get enough oxygen from this new water, die of suffocation.
Prevention
A good aquatic weed control program will prevent the accumulation of large masses of vegetation, which will use a large amount of oxygen when it decomposes. The use of an aerator will help keep the pond water mixed so that layering is minimized and the surface water is well-oxygenated.
Winter Pond Management
| http://ohioline.osu.edu/b374/b374_13.html |The arrival of winter does not mean you can ignore your pond. Properly constructed ponds seldom freeze deep enough to harm fish because aquatic plants, especially the microscopic plants, continue to produce oxygen as long as light penetrates the ice.
However, snow blanketing the ice prevents this light penetration, and plants can no longer produce oxygen. When this situation exists and the decomposition of dead vegetation uses some of the available dissolved oxygen, there may be insufficient oxygen for fish, and they may suffocate.
Removal of snow from at least one-tenth of the pond surface will greatly reduce the likelihood of this happening. Good weed control during the growing season and operation of an aerator in the pond during the winter also will reduce this hazard.
POND AERATION
Koenders Windmill and Electric Aerator Systems:
Koenders Pond Aeration
No Aeration in the pond
Lots of Aeration in the pond | adding Oxygen to the water
Koenders Pond Aeration
Koenders Electric Aerator:
Electric Operating Costs |
-- 1/4 Horse power Energy Efficient Motor
-- Maximum 2.5 amps | operates at 1.75 amps x 110 volts
-- Less than 0.40¢ per day | 365 days x .40¢ = $146.00 per year
Pond Aeration: related page |
Where oxygen is really needed in a pond is at the bottom. Pond and lake bed aeration adds oxygen to all of the water, not only surface water, but to the water at the bottom as well. This is very important. Once the lake or pond is full of oxygen near the bottom, new insect larvae, snails, and other fish food can begin to live on the bottom.By pumping compressed air out into the pond or lake bed aerator (from the electric aerator or windmill through an air line attached to an aeration stone), the rising air bubbles from the air stone bring bottom water to the surface where it is exposed to the atmosphere. Thus, large volumes of water brought up by the air bubbles lose bad gasses to the air, and pick up even more oxygen while on the surface (air contains 22% oxygen). Bacteria will breath oxygen if it is available. They like this new oxygen "banquet" in the water so well that they grow very fast, multiplying rapidly to gigantic numbers. Aeration speeds up this process of oxidizing or "burning up" the pollution in the water. Result: fresh, sparkling clear, sweet-smelling water which supports abundant fish life, free from excessive algae and weeds, and is available for live stock.
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Malibu Water Resources: 800 490-9170, 818-992-4610 Fax: 818-992-4610
O'Brock Windmills | http://www.obrockwindmills.com/ |
9435 12th Street, North Benton, Ohio 44449 USA
Tel 330-584-4681 | Fax 330-584-4682
Heron Pond Group
11879 No. J | Wauson, Ohio 43533
Tel 419-337-0173
Inspired by Nature | http://www.ibnature.com/ |
12494 Weston Rd. | Weston, Ohio 43569
Tel 419-669-4084
Ohio Windmill Pump Co.
Box 157 8389 S. Priceton Rd. | Berlin Centre, Ohio 44401
Tel 330-547-6300 | Fax 330-547-8213
The Pond Doctor | Bill Cody
203 South Turkeyfoot | Box 64 | Malinta, Ohio 43535
Tel 419-256-7433 | Fax 419-256-7005
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