Tired of carrying heavy buckets of water from your pond to a stock tank? Boy, do we have a solution for you. A Koenders Air-Driven Shallow Water Pump, "SW16" for short, is ideal for transferring water from your pond to a stock tank or cattle trough.
Water pumps are perfect for both trickle irrigation and water feeding and transfer, which can be done simultaneously while aerating your pond. Powered by our windmill or electric aerator system, it is a great addition to your homestead.
One advantage to pumping water to a reservoir is keeping the main water source free from livestock and bacteria. The resulting cleaner water actually increases weight gain and prevents disease. Plus, livestock even prefer drinking cleaner, easily accessible water.
Ever wonder how long it took Jack and Jill to fetch a pail of water? What if that pail came from a 40 foot well? What if all they needed was a pump to transfer water? Wonder no more.
The Koenders Air-Driven Well Pump, dubbed Verta 6
The Koenders Verta 6 well water pump is perfect for pumping in remote well locations without the use of electricity and fits in standard 6" well casings. It easily transfers water from a well to a pond or a stock tank. The pump can lift up to a 40' depth and should be submerged in at least 6' of water for effective operation.
Why choose the Verta 6? This pump functions with both the Koenders Windmills and the Electric Aerator (EL2). And because the Verta 6 is air driven, not electric, customers have less worry about electrical frays, shortages, and possible water damage. What's more, this is no ordinary water pump. When connected to a windmill running at 3-5 mph winds, or and EL2, the self-governing design pushes air through the pump, thus forcing water to lift up.
Water Pumps posted by Koenders Windmills on Friday, March 17, 2006
Pond Vegetation
Pond Vegetation if Controlled Can Be Good
Aquatic plants are an important component within any natural lake ecosystem. Plants are the beginning of the food web and act as natural filters and consumers of nutrients. Unfortunately in many urban and rural lakes today, nutrient accumulation and watershed run off often lead to excessive plant productivity. Algae in its many forms are one plant group that can compromise a lake's functionality and aesthetic value.
Problematic algae usually occur in two forms; free floating microscopic cells of phytoplankton that can reduce water clarity; or mats of filamentous algae that can greatly limit lake access. More serious water complications are often associated with blue-green algae, affecting taste, odor and toxicity to animals.
Hypolimnetic anoxia may occur when low oxygen levels develop in the lower layers of the lake. Chemical reactions within the sediment may allow the release of more phosphorous, iron, sulfides and other nutrients into the water, causing stratification and algae growth.
Pond Aeration limits nutrient availability by creating more toxic conditions near the water sediment interface. This promotes other chemical reactions that bind the phosphorous within the sediment, inhibiting the development of excessive aquatic plant growth.
Professional lake managers use aeration as a tool to manage aquatic plants and to enhance the attractiveness and functionality of a water feature. Depending on a lake's conditions, lake managers may use a combination of aeration and water circulation techniques to improve water quality.
Aeration techniques employed for larger lakes may involve diffusion aeration, full-lift or partial-lift aeration, or layer aeration. Diffusion aeration is the most widely used aeration technique for this situation, provides both water circulation and de-stratification by reintroducing oxygen into a lake by transferring it from gas to a liquid solvent. Article contributed by Leisure Ponds.
Pond aeration is a great way to help keep your pond clean. By aerating, you can begin cleaning up your water, which is better for cattle, horses and even fish.
Aeration also helps keep a pond from turning over which means less fish kill in the spring and fall and less chemical usage for algae control. Using an aeration system along with a water pump for irrigation not only benefits the environment but also reduces monthly energy costs. And because pond aeration improves the water environment, lawns and gardens benefiting from trickle irrigation will receive cleaner water.
Pond Vegetation posted by Koenders Windmills on Friday, March 17, 2006
Benefits of Pond Aeration
Municipalities Are Discovering the Benefits of Pond Aeration
More and more municipalities in North America are discovering the benefits of pond aeration. Traditionally, local governments would spend thousands of dollars per/year on various chemical treatments for their local ponds and water reservoirs. They are now discovering the benefits of water aeration.
In many cases ponds and water reservoirs take in excess nutrients and pollutants from local rivers and run offs. Chemical traces such as manganese and iron are commonly found in most ponds. These chemicals can distort the color and taste of the water.
To solve this important issue the most effective solution is to aerate the water by pumping oxygen into the public waters. Windmills are proving to be the most cost effective solution for this and are now the most popular water aeration solution in the world. Thousands of them are being installed throughout North America every year to help keep public and private ponds clean.
One of the reasons for the rise in popularity of the windmill aeration systems is the fact that they are driven by the wind. There are no fuel or electrical bills to pump the air into the water. The other key benefit seems to be the reliability and lack of human intervention needed to run these aeration devices. Once they are installed they are pretty well self-operational.
