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Why do we aerate?
To Keep all lake-dwelling animals alive.

Lakes that exhibit murky green water and/or frequent algae blooms typically are over-enriched with nutrients and they are stratified with oxygen found only in the surface waters. We aerate the bottom water by a very efficient method of destratification. Our Great Lakes® aeration/destratification system uses compressed air to continuously move large volumes of low-oxygen water from the bottom to the surface of the lake.* When the entire lake is oxygenated, fish are able to feed in the deep portions of the lake. This method of aeration reduces algal growth by reducing the release of nutrients from lake sediments. Benefits include improved water quality and clarity, prevention of fishkills and reduced occurrence of algae blooms, disease and odor.

*When you eliminate stratification, you bring life-giving oxygen to the bottom. Here, all forms of life can cycle the nutrients in the sediment into fish food rather than algae.

     
  Without aeration the lake is stratified. Fish habitat is restricted because much of the lake has low or no oxygen.  
     
  With aeration the entire lake is destratified and well oxygenated, providing more and better habitat for fish, zooplankton, etc.