Kasco U5.3AF Pond Aerator, 3-Phase, 5HP

FREE SHIPPING! Made in USA. Fountain Mountain lists these items with float but no bottom screen. Bottom Screen recommended for pump longevity. If you wish to add control panel, please call. Kasco is the leader in pond aeration, and Fountain Mountain is proud to be a distributor of their products for over ten years.

Recommended by Kasco for 5 acre ponds. This is the 3-phase unit. Our prices include the float. If you do not need the float, please contact us for a lower price.

Kasco Aerators, or High Oxygen Transfer Units, are designed to withstand the rigors of commercial aqua culture operations. There are more Kasco vertical pump type aerators in use in North America than any other manufacturer, Kasco Aerators have been field tested and proven superior. Aerators are used when a decorative fountain pattern is neither necessary or desired. Kasco Aerators agitate high volumes of water at the surface to maximize exposure of water to the air for gas exchange. Kasco Aerators are in use around the world in commercial aquaculture applications to farm ponds; from municipal waste water plants to your back yard, Kasco Aerators are designed to perform under a variety of conditions to ensure quality to you. Bottom Screen not included in price. Auburn University has performed tests on Kasco Aerators and has found that Kasco's Aerators SAE (Standard Aeration Efficiency) for all models is at least 3.0 lbs. of oxygen per horsepower per hour of operation. Comes with float, bottom screen optional.

So what size do I need?

Kasco offers the following advice for aeration. Kasco's recommendations, in our experience, or for optimum aeration, and we have quite often found that customers don't need as high of horsepower as Kasco recommends. A lot has to do with the degree of algae problem and with number and size of fish in the pond. 

Up to 500' cable lengths available. Call us if you need longer than 200'.

Fountain, Aerator, & Circulator sizing:
A quick rule of thumb is as follows

• 1HP per acre for high oxygen transfer, “AF”, pond aerator models.
  
• 1.5HP per acre for the VFX Series Aerating Fountains
• 2HP per acre for the JF Series Aerating Fountains
• Exception: the 4400VFX and 4400HVFX will aerate a 3/4 acre area due to the more efficient 4 blade prop