Do we have any ponders who have a bunch of rocks on the bottom of their
ponds? Have any of them tried it 'bare bottomed'? They might be able to
comment on the relative difficulty of maintaining them.

We are really happy with the ease of mainiaing the bare bottom pond.

Jim

JGW wrote:
We're getting ready to build our new pond. The contractor wants to
line the walls and bottom with rocks, which he says will serve as a
great huge biofilter. I have read that it's impossible to keep the
pond clean with rocks on the bottom, and that they can trap hydrogen
sulfide gas.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks.

Joan
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"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in message
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Do we have any ponders who have a bunch of rocks on the bottom of their
ponds? Have any of them tried it 'bare bottomed'? They might be able to
comment on the relative difficulty of maintaining them.
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We had gravel in the bottom of our 1st pond that first year. We removed it
the following summer because of all the debris it collected. Cleaning the
pond was impossible with the gravel on the shelves and bottom.
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McKoi.... the frugal ponder...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote
Do we have any ponders who have a bunch of rocks on the bottom of their
ponds? Have any of them tried it 'bare bottomed'? They might be able to
comment on the relative difficulty of maintaining them.

Never have, but sure know a lot that have and removed them after 1 - 2
years. ~ jan


~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

~ jan JJsPond.us wrote:
"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote
Do we have any ponders who have a bunch of rocks on the bottom of their
ponds? Have any of them tried it 'bare bottomed'? They might be able to
comment on the relative difficulty of maintaining them.


Never have, but sure know a lot that have and removed them after 1 - 2
years. ~ jan

I did not put in rocks because of what I read here. Every time I
cleaned it I thought "Boy, was *that* the right choice!"

A

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote:

Do we have any ponders who have a bunch of rocks on the bottom of their
ponds? Have any of them tried it 'bare bottomed'? They might be able to
comment on the relative difficulty of maintaining them.

We are really happy with the ease of mainiaing the bare bottom pond.

Jim

JGW wrote:
We're getting ready to build our new pond. The contractor wants to
line the walls and bottom with rocks, which he says will serve as a
great huge biofilter. I have read that it's impossible to keep the
pond clean with rocks on the bottom, and that they can trap hydrogen
sulfide gas.

What are your thoughts?

Thanks.

Joan
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I have rocks on the bottom of my pond. I think it just looks better (IMHO),
but they are large rocks - not gravel. I also have a bottom drain that seems
effective.


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

I had to make this decision last week as the guys were finishing up my
pond rehab. They asked me if I wanted the bottom of the pond rocked
and of course, I said No. The size rock was 1 - 2 inches. This was the
size rock that was in my veggie filter - that was a devil to clean out
and remove the rocks.
I do think it looks better when the bottom is rocked using Large rocks
as opposed to using gravel. I'll revisit this subject when the weather
turns a lot cooler.

Here are some pictures of the rehabbed pond: (Not in final yet)
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra in Missouri
zone 6

Nedra,

It looks very good. I know you will enjoy it.
--
RichToyBox
http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html

"Nedra" wrote in message
oups.com...
I had to make this decision last week as the guys were finishing up my
pond rehab. They asked me if I wanted the bottom of the pond rocked
and of course, I said No. The size rock was 1 - 2 inches. This was the
size rock that was in my veggie filter - that was a devil to clean out
and remove the rocks.
I do think it looks better when the bottom is rocked using Large rocks
as opposed to using gravel. I'll revisit this subject when the weather
turns a lot cooler.

Here are some pictures of the rehabbed pond: (Not in final yet)
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra in Missouri
zone 6

Nedra!!
Looks great!
Glad to see the pictures.

k :-)

kathy wrote:

Nedra!!
Looks great!
Glad to see the pictures.

k :-)



Nedra,
NICE!!!!
W. Dale

Why - - thank you very much, Dale!
Nedra

A huge thank you to Rich, Jim and Kathy for the lovely compliments!
It's always Grand to hear such nice things :-)

Here is the link in case anyone missed it - -
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra

Hi Nedra,

The redo looks great!

Jim

Nedra wrote:
I had to make this decision last week as the guys were finishing up my
pond rehab. They asked me if I wanted the bottom of the pond rocked
and of course, I said No. The size rock was 1 - 2 inches. This was the
size rock that was in my veggie filter - that was a devil to clean out
and remove the rocks.
I do think it looks better when the bottom is rocked using Large rocks
as opposed to using gravel. I'll revisit this subject when the weather
turns a lot cooler.

Here are some pictures of the rehabbed pond: (Not in final yet)
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118

Nedra in Missouri
zone 6

On 8 Aug 2005 10:40:58 -0700, "Nedra" wrote:

Here are some pictures of the rehabbed pond: (Not in final yet)
http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118
Nedra in Missouri

I'm a little late to the party, but Nedra, that is the best
hide-the-skimmer job I have ever seen! I wish I had seen it 2-3 months ago
when my sister was asking advice about putting in her new ponds. I had her
go with the no-nitch because the side skimmers can be hard to hide. I'd say
your helpers did something ingenious for pond building there. Very
impressive and gives an awe of mystery to that area. Well done! ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~

Thanks a million for your reply, Jan.

John and Howard have a business in pond building but were not a bit
hesitant in taking on the job of installing my already purchased
skimmer. I'm thrilled with the job they did on both the skimmer install
and on the waterfall. I'm still looking for rock/s of some sort to put
on top of the skimmer. Got any ideas?

BTW, I have a bright yellow goldfish about 5 inches long that Loves the
Basket inside the skimmer. I always find him lurking around inside and
eating the bits algae ... ?!

Thanks again!

Nedra

and on the waterfall. I'm still looking for rock/s of some sort to put
on top of the skimmer. Got any ideas? Nedra

Probably not any good ones. ;-) I don't think I'd use rocks.... At least I
assume you have to move this cover periodically for cleaning the skimmer
basket? Maybe a fake rock? Something light anyway. ~ jan

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~