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So this will be my first year winterizing our pond. I'm not sure what the people before me did the last three winters so it's all new. My husband thinks they just left the pump and falls running. The original owner told us to pull the pump for fear that the skimmer box or fall box cracks of it freezes over (I guess it happened to him one BSD winter and was a pricey misstep). We are 30min south of Chicago. So you recommend just an aerator? We have the Aquascape aeration 2 that we bought when the old pump went out. Do we need a heater? Or would a pond breather be OK? And do we put it in the deepest part of the pond (over 32+) or more towards 18? Sorry for all the questions.