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Hi.
Fed-ex just dropped off the windmill from OWS, so the fun will be starting shortly. I was looking over the site from OWS and they also sell a bucket to place the airstone in to keep it from sinking in the mud. This seems like a great idea, and I have my own 5 gallon bucket I can use for this purpose.
I was wondering if anyone has done this with their airstone, and are there any downsides to doing this I am not thinking about?
Thanks,
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1/3 Acre pond - Central, OH Deepest point 11 ft. Stocked with: Hybrid Bluegill, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, White Amur.
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Lunker
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Lunker
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I just installed a 20' tower from OWS last month - a little tricky getting started with their directions, but once you get going, it's not too bad. Anyway, I purchased a small bucket at Tractor supply for about $4 that fit my stones perfectly. If you don't have a tractor supply, any feed store will carry all size buckets for cheap. I thought a 5-gallon one was a big large. For a float to mark my stone, I'm using a small boat bumper ($8 at wal-mart) to mark mine. Not the prettiest to look at, but very functional and durable. Hope this helps, and be sure to have plenty of patience and beer on hand for the windmill project.
Joe
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Fingerling
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Fingerling
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I too have put my air stones in a 5 gal pal weighted with few large stones. Nothing special about the pals, but I do like having handles on them to tie markers to. I use duck decoys as air stone markers. Looks good on the pond and the decoys have lasted over 2 years now,
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