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AS Biofalls - rocks on top of lavarocks
Hi,
I'm going nuts trying to make my waterfall look natural. I bought AquaScape's system which you put lava rocks in a bag in the Biofalls. I was wondering if I could put smaller river rocks on top of the two bags of lava rocks with some plants in there as well. Would that disrupt the AquaScape system from working? Thanks! |
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AS Biofalls - rocks on top of lavarocks
(Long sigh . . . )
Judy, you will kick yourself in the butt up one side of the street and down the other if you put lava rock in there as AS suggests. It's heavy as hell, and will break your back when you try to get it out to clean it (which, regardless of what they say, WILL have to be done at least twice a year). Use the bags they gave you, but find lighter weight media: SpringFlo (or similar strapping material), wadded up window screen (nylon or fiberglass); bioballs; nylon scrubbie pads, bird netting, something (ANYthing!) other than the lava rock. Most of these will also give you better surface area for the bio-bugs to grow on than lava rock, are light weight, and clean with a swish (rather than with a power washer!) The rock is cheap and readily available, but all-in-all, is lousy bio-media. It gets clogged up quickly and is a pain in the butt to clean. Regarding "topping off" the box: see if you can find a large (thin!) piece of rock that will fit over the top of the box. Or make a frame from 1 x 4's (NOT pressure treated) that will fit on the lip on the inside of the filter. You can put plants on these, and remove them easily enough when you need to perform maintenance. Another idea would be to run several strands of monofilament fishing line back and forth across the weir opening (invisible "fence") and fill the top with water hyacinth or lettuce (added filtration, too). You need to cover the top opening of the biofalls: if you don't the sun encourages massive algae growth. Lee "Judy Konopka" wrote in message thlink.net... Hi, I'm going nuts trying to make my waterfall look natural. I bought AquaScape's system which you put lava rocks in a bag in the Biofalls. I was wondering if I could put smaller river rocks on top of the two bags of lava rocks with some plants in there as well. Would that disrupt the AquaScape system from working? Thanks! |
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