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Message: [QUOTE="morewater, post: 324141, member: 6326"] I concur with Meyer on the aeration issue. Sub-surface aeration for a pond of this volume and depth will require, at the very least, a 1/4hp rocking piston compressor with at least 2 diffusers. The compressor unit would ideally be run 24/7, but a programmable timer could be utilized if absolutely necessary. You would need to factor in the cost of sinking airline, composite diffusers and a protective housing for the compressor as well. Treatment with a product such as Muck-Off will accelerate the breakdown of the accumulated debris that is sure to have accumulated on the pond bottom. This product needs to be used on a continual basis. They're pellets that are simply strewn across the pond surface at the specified rate/time schedule. These two regimes have cleared many a farm pond for me, but it is not an overnight process, nor is it inexpensive. Results typically take 30-60 days for a significant response. I have installed a couple of windmill aerators in the past couple of years where access to power or the cost of power was an issue, but when the wind isn't blowing............ The longer you leave it, the more arduous the process. [/QUOTE]