AERATION SYSTEMS

DAM AERATION SYSTEMS FOR SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND

UNITED DAM SERVICES is located in Gympie, QLD and supply and install aeration systems for dam’s in the Gympie, Sunshine Coast, Maryborough and Bundaberg region’s of South East Queensland.

Dam Aeration Systems are available in both Surface and Sub-Surface Aerator configurations and when installed correctly greatly improve water quality in dams and earthen ponds.

Surface Aerators are designed to move large volumes of water for improving water quality, and can produce an attractive plume of water to look at. These systems are best suited to dams and earthen ponds that are less than 2m deep.

Sub-surface Aerators use air compressors to push air through a hose to an air diffusing disk that sits on the bottom of the dam floor. These systems diffuse millions of tiny air bubbles up to the surface and are very effective at aerating deep dams or earthen ponds.

UNITED DAM SERVICES trust, supply and install AIR-O-LATOR CARNIVAL Surface Aerators and MATALA and VERTEX Sub-surface Aerators.

SURFACE AERATORS

Surface Aeration Systems are aeration installations that are installed on the water surface of the dam. These units consist of a pump attached to a floating dock and draw water from directly below the dock, spraying a plume of water through the air in various configurations.

Surface Aerators are a great option for improving dam water quality as they:

  • Create ripples on the surface of the dam water, increasing the surface area of the water available for gas exchange. This allows beneficial gasses such as Oxygen to enter the water, and emits non-beneficial gasses like Methane and Hydrogen Sulphide.

  • Destratify the water in the dam, drawing up cooler water from below and distributing the cooler, heavier water into the warmer water on the surface, creating circulation and increases oxygen levels in the deeper waters of the dam.

Surface Aerators may not be suitable if:

  • The dam is used for swimming, as there is a power cable in the water supplying power to the Surface Aerator unit.

  • The dam is deeper than 2.0m.

UNITED DAM SERVICES trust, supply and install AIR-O-LATOR CARNIVAL Surface Aerators.

SUB-SURFACE AERATORS

Sub-surface Aeration Systems are aeration installations that utilise compressed air as opposed to a water pump. An air compressor is installed on land and sends air through an air pipe to an air diffuser that is located on the dam floor. The air passing through the air stone is diffused into millions of tiny bubbles that head straight for the water surface, drawing the cool, deeper water along with them that destratifies the thermal layering in the water table.

Sub-Surface Aerators are a great option for improving dam water quality as they:

  • are a cost effective solution compared to a Surface Aerators as the power requirement to push air is much less than pulling water with a submersible pump.

  • destratify the water in the dam, drawing up cooler water from below and distributing the cooler, heavier water into the warmer water on the surface, creating circulation and increases oxygen levels in the deeper waters of the dam.

  • can have the compressor installed remotely (up to 100m away) to be closer to an existing power supply, whilst still feeding air to the diffusing stones on the floor of the pond.

UNITED DAM SERVICES trust, supply and install MATALA and VERTEX Sub-surface Aerators.

Scotty Tucker of Water Quality Solutions explains why you should aerate your dam.

A great video from our supplier, Water Quality Solutions, on the benefits of aerating a dam or earthen bodied pond.