Collecting rocks

[TallGrassBigSky]

Hey All,

I was persuaded to go with a liner pond, so I'm spending the next few days grabbing free rocks off Craigslist. I got a nice haul today.

The rocks in the picture line about an 11-foot wall. The green shoe (size 10) is there for reference.

I'll be picking up more today if possible. I know this might be unanswerable, but how much do I need for a 12-foot long oval pond? (Tentative plan.) Twice, three, four times the amount I have now?

Thanks!

 

[sissy]

is the shoe a test .We know our rocks on here and not a shape or color I have ever seen

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

The shoe is for size reference.

 

[sissy]

what size shoe sorry saw it after bad storm here and thinks keep blinking

 

[Meyer Jordan]

This is a good calculator for determining the approximate rock requirements for a pond. I used it for many years.

http://www.aquascapeinc.com/watergardeningresources

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

This is a good calculator for determining the approximate rock requirements for a pond. I used it for many years.

http://www.aquascapeinc.com/watergardeningresources

Thank you!

 

[RobAmy]

Nice collection so far

 

[DrCase]

Good haul .

 

[Usman]

what will be width?
it depends how u will set them later on , if for edges only aprox i wud get 2 more sets of these that u showed minimum , plus some extra . uil have almost 2 to 3 rows of rocks on the border , larger rocks will b one needed , plus waterfall and u may need for shelves inside pond .

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

what will be width?
it depends how u will set them later on , if for edges only aprox i wud get 2 more sets of these that u showed minimum , plus some extra . uil have almost 2 to 3 rows of rocks on the border , larger rocks will b one needed , plus waterfall and u may need for shelves inside pond .

Thanks all! This really helps. One load fits into a 60-gallon stock tank that's 2 feet deep by 5(?) feet long.

I decided to taper the pond at one end kind of like the shape of a pork chop/Oklahoma, so 5 feet wide at the narrowest and about 10 feet wide at the widest. That's the current plan.

 

[Usman]

Thanks all! This really helps. One load fits into a 60-gallon stock tank that's 2 feet deep by 5(?) feet long.

I decided to taper the pond at one end kind of like the shape of a pork chop/Oklahoma, so 5 feet wide at the narrowest and about 10 feet wide at the widest. That's the current plan.

u can start ur project with these rocks too and as u progress u can add more . uil get the idea how much uil need too but believe me its more then we expect some how .

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

I picked up a second load from someone else just now. (Bigger boulders.) I plan to go back at least twice Sunday to the person who supplied the first load in the picture. They have a pretty wide range of flat and round stones.

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

One car load (top) vs four car loads (bottom) of rocks transported in a 4-foot long, 2-feet deep, 60-gallon stock tank (and 1 5-gallon bucket).

Whew! I think I'll just stick with this and see how it goes when I dig and line my pond. That's probably 1-2 weekends away yet. I don't plan to have a rock bottom or to install rocks on all of the shelves.

Thanks for all of the help.

 

[sissy]

Have to laugh a little as I can see that you are putting them in a garage or carport .I promise none of us will come steal them

 

[TallGrassBigSky]

They're in the garage because it was the easiest, quickest and least painful way of unloading them, and happens to be 6 feet out the door to the pond site. My pond hasn't been dug, much less lined, and I'm not going to keep a pile of rocks on my lawn killing the grass, or, on the pond site getting in the way.