my suggestion is to remove the rocks. you don't have to do this fast, just
every week remove some of them. all they do is trap crap, as you have found
out. it's true that when the pond is brand new and the water is gin clear
that the nice, clean rocks look good. but then the facts of ponding happen.
that means that algae grows on the rocks, turning them dark. when the rocks
come out, the bottom of the pond will be dark, so it's all the same thing,
isn't it?
mad

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From: "Brian Albrecht"
Newsgroups: rec.ponds
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 11:54:27 -0700
Subject: Concrete Ponds?

We've had a pond for a few years - flexible liner and lots of small river
rocks. I find it to be a pain cleaning all the rocks (remove, clean, etc).

We are thinking that it might be easier to put concrete over the liner with
river rocks embedded in it. This would make cleaning every year much easier
than dealing with several hundred pounds of loose rocks.

Any issues with doing this?

Thanks





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