Stones on the bottom?

[soccerclause]

i figured you guys would say that, but here's my concern. next year when i do my big pond it is going to be a turtle pond. turtles have claws. i'm a little concerned they'll puncture the bottom. would do you think

 

[jason081180]

I also was thinking of putting my turtles in my pond but i know not to use any sand or gravel. I'm a little concerned about it but really more so when they need to dig to find a place to stay in the winter. if i put them out there at all i would have to bring them in for the winter. So Ive pretty much decided not to put the turtles in the pond. also you have to find a way to keep them in with a fence or something or when your mowing. :lol: who knows?

 

[soccerclause]

i saw an article where they used sections of corrugated pipe, buried at the bottom (in the rocks!) to act as tunnels for the turtles. i guess they use them to hibernate as well as hide from predators. as long as it's in the deep end.

 

[koikeepr]

I can't speak for a turtle pond, but I would think you'd want to use one of those pre-formed plastic ponds. Though you'd be surprised how strong 45ml pond liner is. Even with turtles, cleaning the bottom with rocks would be a nightmare. I wish I could suggest a good turtle foum where you could get more info...but am not familiar with that world. Anybody?

 

[j.w]

You can get 60ml liner but hey it'll cost ya but it's really thick or you could double line it maybe w/ the 45ml :lol:

 

[soccerclause]

it might be worth looking into. thanks

 

[DrCase]

Dr Case, do you have a truck that comes up to Indiana? The reason I ask is that there is a truck that comes up from Arkansas with a bunch for fish.

I missed this one
No i only been in Indiana once when i made a wrong turn out of Chicago
We do have a lot of fish farms here
Farley's fish farm is real close bye it was in some movie i dont remember which one :lol:

 

[27goldfish]

Farleys fish farm , that's who it is!! I found out when I hade to write a check last time they came up

 

[joshk87]

It's already been said but stay away from rocks on the bottom. I learned the hard way. I put small river rock along the entire bottom of my pond when i built it 3 years ago. I didn't know any better back then and just did it for looks. Now it's a complete pain in the butt to clean. Im slowly removing them and cleaning while I go. It's a slow process for me becuase I don't want to take them all out at once with all the muck under them.