That's a great idea to archive it BV! Hopefully new ponders will re-think
their choices after reading that thread. My own opinion is that rocks are
not all bad but one needs to make an informed decision and be prepared to
do massive cleanings at least twice a year, if not more often depending on
the fish load of the pond.

That said I have a 20+ foot liner stream covered in pea gravel and small
river rock. We just cleaned out our ponds this past weekend. We had a
minimal amount of pea gravel that had slid into the lower pond during the
winter. There was definitely sludge and gunk trapped in it, it was nasty! We
haven't cleaned the stream yet, that's planned for this weekend, I fully
expect the same...
Janet in "spring has sprung!" Niagara Falls, ON

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Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com
and
you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks
in
the pond...
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Interesting thread, here it is BTW http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. I have also
archived it at iheartmypond.com.

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