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30-03-2004, 11:35 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? snip There is a difference between a few nicely placed 'rocks' and a layer of gravel or river rock. A bedding of small rocks provides lots of nooks and crannies for plant matter to rot in. BTW, I despise sentences that end in prepositions. IMHO, a bedding of rock looks nice, and I think the rotting crannies theory is a bit overblown. I did have areas of pea gravel in my VF to keep some pots standing upright, and I can tell you...it turned out to be a mess, and would never do it again. OK, so back to your point...A few big rocks in your pond will look nice, natural and give your fishes a place in which to hide. HA, foiled that prepisition! -- BV. Dangling his participle over ponds everywhere. www.iheartmypond.com |
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30-03-2004, 11:35 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"joe" wrote in message ... Ah, the great debate. Many on this list say no rocks. It's way easier to keep clean, and I would agree with that. On the other hand, looks kinda sparse to my eyes. I put rocks in - but fairly large ones - no sand or gravel type stuff. It's a compromise I can deal with. Never heard it contributed to an algae problem though. Just my HO snip I'd add...big rocks provide more surface area for bio-pigs. Besides...what's a little sweater algae. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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30-03-2004, 11:35 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? snip There is a difference between a few nicely placed 'rocks' and a layer of gravel or river rock. A bedding of small rocks provides lots of nooks and crannies for plant matter to rot in. BTW, I despise sentences that end in prepositions. IMHO, a bedding of rock looks nice, and I think the rotting crannies theory is a bit overblown. I did have areas of pea gravel in my VF to keep some pots standing upright, and I can tell you...it turned out to be a mess, and would never do it again. OK, so back to your point...A few big rocks in your pond will look nice, natural and give your fishes a place in which to hide. HA, foiled that prepisition! -- BV. Dangling his participle over ponds everywhere. www.iheartmypond.com |
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30-03-2004, 11:35 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"joe" wrote in message ... Ah, the great debate. Many on this list say no rocks. It's way easier to keep clean, and I would agree with that. On the other hand, looks kinda sparse to my eyes. I put rocks in - but fairly large ones - no sand or gravel type stuff. It's a compromise I can deal with. Never heard it contributed to an algae problem though. Just my HO snip I'd add...big rocks provide more surface area for bio-pigs. Besides...what's a little sweater algae. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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#20
30-03-2004, 11:36 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... Janet in rainy Niagara Falls,ON -- "Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? |
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30-03-2004, 11:36 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... Janet in rainy Niagara Falls,ON -- "Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? |
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30-03-2004, 11:36 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? snip There is a difference between a few nicely placed 'rocks' and a layer of gravel or river rock. A bedding of small rocks provides lots of nooks and crannies for plant matter to rot in. BTW, I despise sentences that end in prepositions. IMHO, a bedding of rock looks nice, and I think the rotting crannies theory is a bit overblown. I did have areas of pea gravel in my VF to keep some pots standing upright, and I can tell you...it turned out to be a mess, and would never do it again. OK, so back to your point...A few big rocks in your pond will look nice, natural and give your fishes a place in which to hide. HA, foiled that prepisition! -- BV. Dangling his participle over ponds everywhere. www.iheartmypond.com |
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30-03-2004, 11:36 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"joe" wrote in message ... Ah, the great debate. Many on this list say no rocks. It's way easier to keep clean, and I would agree with that. On the other hand, looks kinda sparse to my eyes. I put rocks in - but fairly large ones - no sand or gravel type stuff. It's a compromise I can deal with. Never heard it contributed to an algae problem though. Just my HO snip I'd add...big rocks provide more surface area for bio-pigs. Besides...what's a little sweater algae. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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30-03-2004, 11:36 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... Janet in rainy Niagara Falls,ON -- "Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? |
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01-04-2004, 08:15 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Janet" wrote in message ... Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... snip Interesting thread, here it is BTW http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. I have also archived it at iheartmypond.com. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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01-04-2004, 08:15 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Janet" wrote in message ... Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... snip Interesting thread, here it is BTW http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. I have also archived it at iheartmypond.com. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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#27
01-04-2004, 08:15 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
That's a great idea to archive it BV! Hopefully new ponders will re-think
their choices after reading that thread. My own opinion is that rocks are not all bad but one needs to make an informed decision and be prepared to do massive cleanings at least twice a year, if not more often depending on the fish load of the pond. That said I have a 20+ foot liner stream covered in pea gravel and small river rock. We just cleaned out our ponds this past weekend. We had a minimal amount of pea gravel that had slid into the lower pond during the winter. There was definitely sludge and gunk trapped in it, it was nasty! We haven't cleaned the stream yet, that's planned for this weekend, I fully expect the same... Janet in "spring has sprung!" Niagara Falls, ON -- "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... snip Interesting thread, here it is BTW http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. I have also archived it at iheartmypond.com. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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01-04-2004, 08:15 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
That's a great idea to archive it BV! Hopefully new ponders will re-think
their choices after reading that thread. My own opinion is that rocks are not all bad but one needs to make an informed decision and be prepared to do massive cleanings at least twice a year, if not more often depending on the fish load of the pond. That said I have a 20+ foot liner stream covered in pea gravel and small river rock. We just cleaned out our ponds this past weekend. We had a minimal amount of pea gravel that had slid into the lower pond during the winter. There was definitely sludge and gunk trapped in it, it was nasty! We haven't cleaned the stream yet, that's planned for this weekend, I fully expect the same... Janet in "spring has sprung!" Niagara Falls, ON -- "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... "Janet" wrote in message ... Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... snip Interesting thread, here it is BTW http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. I have also archived it at iheartmypond.com. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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#29
01-04-2004, 08:16 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
Janet,
I looked and searched and googled and I couldn't find that article, is it missing? "Janet" wrote in message ... Go read the thread titled "No Rocks!!!!" over at http://www.koivet.com and you'll see why (complete with pictures) as to why so many say no rocks in the pond... Janet in rainy Niagara Falls,ON -- "Josh" wrote in message om... My local pond store practically threatened to kill me if I put rocks on the bottom of my pond saying I would never control the algea, but several of you are talking about doing just that for hiding places (which is what I originally thought too) any comments? |
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01-04-2004, 08:16 PM
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Advise on submerged rocks - fish hide outs.
"Josh" wrote in message m... Janet, I looked and searched and googled and I couldn't find that article, is it missing? snip http://tinyurl.com/2kcvw. -- BV. www.iheartmypond.com |
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