Water Gardening: river rock or other stones in water gardens, 1 by dax080

dax080 wrote:
Hi, yarapa - I'm over in Iowa in 5a. I have alot of rock on the stream bed, and in the pond. I did not bleach, but put it in the pond for about two months before adding fish. How large is your pond? Do you already have fish? Not an expert, but the size and movement of the water will have a great effect on how the particles on the rock will mesh with the present ecosystem. Mine came into balance very quickly - I just washed them off before putting them in. You'll see limestone in the pics I've sent, but it is actually barely in the water - haven't had any problem with it and it's been three years. The limestone was in our back yard (woodland). Hope this helps - Dax

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