Originally Posted By: Shawk
The good info just keeps coming in! Thanks all!!

Planning to do the t-pipe now and plug the horizontal end. This will allow us to have a choice of a couple levels. After a year or two of ownership I can decided on more of a permanent setup. smile

Side not... I have a fish list now... smile I decided to hit it hard up front which will hopefully pay off down the road. I plan to do a little more homework on the pond before we dump them in but the plan is to get some fish back in this pond in the next week or two!

Pond is right at 2 acres
200 LMB
1000 BG
1000 HBG
400 Shellcrackers
200 Catfish
20 Grass carp


Shawk,
I did this exact thing when my pond was expanded back in 2014, but I used a 90 degree elbow instead of a T. I cut it and installed it extra long, then slowly started cutting it back and monitored water level in the pond. I actually cut it shorter than I wanted to, but went to a supply store and picked up a rubber pipe clamp. After I calculated the desired height for the correct water level, I slipped the rubber clamp over both ends of the drain (siphon) pipe and tightened them up. The water level is spot on even to this day, except for after big rains when the siphon runs over until the water level drops. Good luck.

...when in doubt...set the hook...