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New to forum and need advise. #231534 08/19/10 10:56 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1 oklahoma O olebowhunter OP
OP olebowhunter O Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 1 oklahoma	Hello. I'm new to this forum and not quite sure if this is the place to ask my question. I am in the process of having built a wetlands pond of around 3 1/2 acres. This will not only be a pond for waterfowl but also for fish in the deeper areas. The design calls for 100' of 8" pipe through the dam and connected to a 24" riser in the water pool so the pond level can be lowered 18" and millet or other suitable grasses planted. The design calls for welded steel, but I would like to go with pvc as it is more within my budget, but I have not been able to come up with a connection of the 8" to the 24" that will not leak. I have contacted several area pipe companies and they couldn't help. Does anyone here have a suggestion? I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.

Re: New to forum and need advise. olebowhunter #231536 08/19/10 11:01 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA J jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA	olebowhunter, welcome to Pond Boss. Thanks for joining up and posting. Hang on for some expert opinions. JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)

Re: New to forum and need advise. jeffhasapond #231557 08/19/10 12:57 PM
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teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,799 Likes: 69 Lincoln, NE	OBH Welcome to the forum - and congrats on your upcoming project! I can't help you, unfortunately, but Mike Otto is one of the premier pond/wetland construction experts in the world and happens to also be co-founder of the Pond Boss Magazine and this very Forum! If you are thinking about enlisting some professional guidance, Mike consults nationwide and is only a few minutes South of the OK/TX border. I highly recommend contacting him...Hope this helps. Cell: 973.736.5333 Toll Free: (800) 882-3478 Email: mikeotto@ottosdirtservice.com Website: www.ottosdirtservice.com Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: New to forum and need advise. teehjaeh57 #231563 08/19/10 01:05 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area R Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area	For your connection problems, contact Kieth at Pond Dam Piping. They are great people and big forum supporters....They also supply very good flashboard risers that would be perfect for what you are wanting to do. http://www.ponddampiping.com/ Last edited by Rainman; 08/20/10 06:31 PM. Reason: added more info