Bubble Gun Aerator

$695.00

COMPLETE ASSEMBLY. The unit consists of a new, highly efficient piston driven 110-volt 1/8th hp air compressor, 50 feet of heavy-duty, very dense, self-sinking hose and the flexible diffuser nozzle. The unit is capable of servicing up to a 5-acre pond. See our video and minimal maintenance tech paper in the tech library.

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Freqently Asked Questions

The Benefits of Aeration with the Bubble Gun Aerator

One BUBBLE GUN™ Pneumatic Aeration System will effectively oxygenate ponds up to 5 acres! The aerator is quiet with no moving parts in the water, and NO electricity in the water. This means that the unit is relatively maintenance free and does not pose a potential in-the-water electrocution hazard. Any maintenance is easily handled on-shore.

It’s important to aerate your pond because higher levels of oxygen can kill some types of harmful bacteria. Therefore the amount of oxygen in the water relates to the health and clarity of the water. This creates a higher quality of life for the fish living in your pond. It also keeps fish from dying during the summer months when there is a tendency for ponds to “turn over”.

The additional oxygen in the water helps to keep the pond free from algae and promotes faster fish growth.

Most aeration systems are mechanical devices that float and work on the surface of the water and have motors that turn blades and churn the water. You may be using a fountain-type aerator. From a surface-only view, this may look like it’s doing a good job, but it’s very ineffective and expensive from an energy point of view. With this type equipment, the oxygen remains mostly on the upper three or four inches of the pond. Additionally, we have found most of these mechanical devices are prone to break down.

Our 110-volt system has the best quality air compressor we have found over decades of field-testing dozens of units. We made the first BUBBLE GUN™ in 1967. The air compressor we now use is a highly efficient 1/8th hp piston drive. This style compressor is far less prone to require maintenance than diaphragm-type units. This makes our BUBBLE GUN™ state-of-the-art and economical to deploy.

The compressor is attached to our specially engineered 50 foot air hose which is very dense and self-sinking. The system uses a flexible diffuser nozzle that efficiently disperses oxygen into the water from the bottom up. The diffuser has a built- in check valve that prevents backflow of water. Stone diffusers, unlike our flexible unit, plug up with intermittent use. Our BUBBLE GUN™ diffuser does not plug up! To be clear, only the air hose and flexible diffuser are placed in the pond, lake or water hazard.

Our diffuser is infinitely better than stone-type diffusers that lie on the bottom of the pond and mix mud and fish feces with the water. Our flexible bubble diffuser naturally suspends itself about 12 to 18 inches from the bottom and does not get plugged up if for any reason the power goes off. BUBBLE GUN™ diffusers do not have to be cleaned and achieve a long life.

The flexible diffuser is placed underwater in the deepest water available. The oxygen-carrying air that is pumped into the pond goes from the bottom upward and disperses throughout the pond. The oxygen travels from the lowest depth upward and uses density-weight-differential to effectively disperse the oxygen throughout the entire pond. Since there are no moving parts in the water, this unit can be run in climates with freezing temperatures. Not only does the device add oxygen during freezing weather, it also keeps open water all around the bubble path of the system.

We first used a prototype BUBBLE GUN™ in a large pond in Indiana where the temperatures got lower than 24 degrees below zero. The BUBBLE GUN™ kept water open during the coldest temperatures.

The compressor unit must be placed under a small cover such as an artificial stone to protect it from the elements. Artificial stones that cover the unit can be made of fiberglass or plastic. Any covering, however, does need to be ventilated allowing air to circulate freely around the compressor to keep it cool. It must remain above anticipated high-water levels. The BUBBLE GUN™ system can be run in climates that have sub-zero temperatures because there are no propellers or surface components to freeze and break if the unit is turned off. We recommend running the system continuously.