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Determining Amount of Calcite
So I did some more research on using Calcite to clear the clay from my pond.
The info I have gathered says that you should use 1000-2000 lbs. of calcite per acre of surface area to clear clay. So minimally, that is 1000lbs. per 43,560 sq. ft. My pond has approx. 130 sq. ft of surface area, so I figure I need about 3lbs to clear my pond. Does this sound right? Has anyone done this? Any ideas what else Calcite will do to my water? plants? fish? critters? I can't find a pro's/con's list anywhere. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
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Determining Amount of Calcite
BV,
I used limestone in my smaller pond, and didn't have a clue about how much to use. Dumped in maybe 10 pounds and it took a week to clear. It has never been anything but clear since. I think that 3 pounds is probably more than adequate. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... So I did some more research on using Calcite to clear the clay from my pond. The info I have gathered says that you should use 1000-2000 lbs. of calcite per acre of surface area to clear clay. So minimally, that is 1000lbs. per 43,560 sq. ft. My pond has approx. 130 sq. ft of surface area, so I figure I need about 3lbs to clear my pond. Does this sound right? Has anyone done this? Any ideas what else Calcite will do to my water? plants? fish? critters? I can't find a pro's/con's list anywhere. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
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Determining Amount of Calcite
curious about this *clay* I read about.
is it in every pond? how do you tell? "RichToyBox" wrote in message news:3TTCa.815630$OV.760496@rwcrnsc54... BV, I used limestone in my smaller pond, and didn't have a clue about how much to use. Dumped in maybe 10 pounds and it took a week to clear. It has never been anything but clear since. I think that 3 pounds is probably more than adequate. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BenignVanilla" m wrote in message ... So I did some more research on using Calcite to clear the clay from my pond. The info I have gathered says that you should use 1000-2000 lbs. of calcite per acre of surface area to clear clay. So minimally, that is 1000lbs. per 43,560 sq. ft. My pond has approx. 130 sq. ft of surface area, so I figure I need about 3lbs to clear my pond. Does this sound right? Has anyone done this? Any ideas what else Calcite will do to my water? plants? fish? critters? I can't find a pro's/con's list anywhere. -- BenignVanilla Pond Site: www.darofamily.com/jeff/links/mypond Remove MYFRONTALLOBE to email me. |
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Determining Amount of Calcite
Some of use use clay to line the pond, instead of liner or concrete.
*muffin* wrote: curious about this *clay* I read about. is it in every pond? how do you tell? |
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Determining Amount of Calcite
that's what I thought you meant,,, but couldn't figure out HOW you kept it
clear!!?? we dug a pond out of clay (which is now overgrown with lilies) but the water has always been muddy brown! (no filtration, & the frogs outnumber any fish in it) "Sean Dinh" wrote in message ... Some of use use clay to line the pond, instead of liner or concrete. *muffin* wrote: curious about this *clay* I read about. is it in every pond? how do you tell? |
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Determining Amount of Calcite
"*muffin*" wrote in message
... curious about this *clay* I read about. is it in every pond? how do you tell? snip In the area where I live, it is common for builders to remove all top soul before building houses. They make a bit of a profit on it. The end result is a yard made of hard, concrete like clay. As I was digging my pond (this is my first season) I knocked a lot in to the pond, and then weeks of torrential downpours added more. BV. |
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