Granite for Waterfalls
Hi Everyone,
Somewhere I thought I read where using granite in water falls is not good. Anyone have any experience or thoughts? Thank You Joan |
Granite for Waterfalls
BGreel wrote: Hi Everyone, Somewhere I thought I read where using granite in water falls is not good. Anyone have any experience or thoughts? Thank You Joan -- Most all the rock I use in my pond is granite, there is a quarry down the road a few miles and I get it fairly cheaply. My "Koi fence" between the veggie filter and the Koi pond is all head sized granite rocks. the only problem I can think of in useing it in a water fall is its weight it is heavy. John Rutz Z5 New Mexico never miss a good oportunity to shut up see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
Granite for Waterfalls
Granite is an igneous rock that takes thousands of years to become clay. It
shouldn't have anything in it that would hurt the pond, and if it did, it would take forever to build up in any quantity. There are some shale's that break down quickly, and some soft sandstones that will come unglued, making a mess of the pond, but the basic chemistry of most of these rocks is not harmful. Limestone will dissolve in more acidic water, raising the calcium level, but if it is in large enough quantities, keep the pH from falling very far. Dolomite is almost insoluble. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BGreel" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, Somewhere I thought I read where using granite in water falls is not good. Anyone have any experience or thoughts? Thank You Joan |
Granite for Waterfalls
Granite is an igneous rock that takes thousands of years to become clay. It
shouldn't have anything in it that would hurt the pond, and if it did, it would take forever to build up in any quantity. There are some shale's that break down quickly, and some soft sandstones that will come unglued, making a mess of the pond, but the basic chemistry of most of these rocks is not harmful. Limestone will dissolve in more acidic water, raising the calcium level, but if it is in large enough quantities, keep the pH from falling very far. Dolomite is almost insoluble. -- RichToyBox http://www.geocities.com/richtoybox/pondintro.html "BGreel" wrote in message ... Hi Everyone, Somewhere I thought I read where using granite in water falls is not good. Anyone have any experience or thoughts? Thank You Joan |
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