If you have any farms near you talk to the farmer. Whey they plow rocks come to the surface. Also check Craigs list.
Where to get flat rocks that can be lifted?
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My situation is similar, and this is about the only way I can obtain rocks. We don't have "natural" rocks where I live. Yes, I go crazy at the "rock store!"
We got lots of nice smaller pieces of the silver mist at the garden center's final sales day. I think there's enough to surround the waterfall.
I forgot to mention that I pressure wash and polish all the rocks I put in the bottom of my pond to bring out all the color and patterns on them. If the rocks are too big to lift you can get a small hammer and tap the rock along a line where you want it to break and after a little tapping it will crack along the line you made. Also by breaking the rock you expose some beautiful patterns on the inside and you will be the first human to have ever seen that part of the rock too
Don't the rocks on your pond's bottom get covered in algae? The clueless guy - the first one to rebuild the pond - put rocks in the bottom...which the second pond builder (the good one) removed and put around the pond, which was fine.
I like the idea of breaking the bigger pieces to make them manageable. TY for the idea.
Marshall
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If they have a polished surface you can simply push the algae off with a squeegee when cleaning time comes around. Although algae is a given and is needed for a truly healthy ecosystem it is not needed on every surface so that is one thought to keep in mind. Plus I have noticed the algae does not grow very fast on the polished surface like it does on say the other 99% of every surface in the pond lol