Manufactured structure questions - 05/09/15 12:25 AM
I've got a few questions on some of the structures I'm building.
Here's my first attempt. It's made from scrap I found around the farm. 5 gal bucket, 4" conduit, 1 1/8" black tubing, and some plastic strips. This first attempt is about 5.5' tall. I've got 7 of the tubing cross pieces in place.
Another pic has a folding chair in it for scale.
Questions.. Do I have the cross pieces close enough together? I was thinking of adding a narrower piece of tubing between the ones that are there. Which leads me to the next question. Can you use regular garden hose for the cross pieces? I've got miles of old hose at the farm..
Next question, and it's one where I'm really stuck.. Where do I place these structures?
The pond is about one acre now, but it will get larger as it fills. It still has about 4' left to full pool. I have three cedar trees submerged in the shallow end. They are in about six to ten feet of water now. Obviously they will be four feet deeper when the pond is full. I have made SMB beds around the shallow end. I've sunk a few pallets in even shallower water.
Should I place the four artificial structures in deeper water? In a line towards the deeper water? (Towards the dam) any advice appreciated.
FYI the pond has FHM, GS, RES, and YP now. I plan on stocking SMB in the fall. I'm running a feeder, and plan to add aeration next summer. I have a couple of pics that show the shallow end. You can see two of the three cedar trees.
I'd like to have these artificial structures set up so swimmers won't run into them.
Pic two.. Shows shallow end from the dam..
Pond has little or no vegetation. It was finished last August..
Thanks
Jeff
Here's my first attempt. It's made from scrap I found around the farm. 5 gal bucket, 4" conduit, 1 1/8" black tubing, and some plastic strips. This first attempt is about 5.5' tall. I've got 7 of the tubing cross pieces in place.
Another pic has a folding chair in it for scale.
Questions.. Do I have the cross pieces close enough together? I was thinking of adding a narrower piece of tubing between the ones that are there. Which leads me to the next question. Can you use regular garden hose for the cross pieces? I've got miles of old hose at the farm..
Next question, and it's one where I'm really stuck.. Where do I place these structures?
The pond is about one acre now, but it will get larger as it fills. It still has about 4' left to full pool. I have three cedar trees submerged in the shallow end. They are in about six to ten feet of water now. Obviously they will be four feet deeper when the pond is full. I have made SMB beds around the shallow end. I've sunk a few pallets in even shallower water.
Should I place the four artificial structures in deeper water? In a line towards the deeper water? (Towards the dam) any advice appreciated.
FYI the pond has FHM, GS, RES, and YP now. I plan on stocking SMB in the fall. I'm running a feeder, and plan to add aeration next summer. I have a couple of pics that show the shallow end. You can see two of the three cedar trees.
I'd like to have these artificial structures set up so swimmers won't run into them.
Pic two.. Shows shallow end from the dam..
Pond has little or no vegetation. It was finished last August..
Thanks
Jeff