6-8' ring is plenty. I used black irrigation pipe, could also use the white pvc or anything else the floats. I used 2 bricks tied to a string on opposing sides of the ring with enough depth to account for water fluctuations if the water level comes up. I'm sure there are fancier designs, it was just materials that we had on hand.

The feeder throws to a larger area than our ring but we do catch some of the food there every time it throws.


1.5acre LMB, YP, BG, RES, GSH, Seasonal Tilapia
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