So I am heading out to gather rocks to put in the pond. I have a ton around here... I am going to step into the pond where I need to wearing socks so as to not damage the liner (45 mil.) Should I hose off the rocks really well first? Or is it ok to have some dirt in the pond?
I hosed mine off pretty well. The dirt won't hurt I believe, just wanted cleaner rocks when I put them in.One more question
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I don’t think you need to worry about wearing socks — unless you just want to. Your feet aren’t going to cause ANY damage to the liner. The rocks are more likely to cause damage before your feet will — and if they are well-positioned, they shouldn’t be a problem either. Now, it never hurts to put an extra piece of liner under any sharp rocks, just to be on the safe side. As far as washing them first, depends on how dirty they are....and personal preference. Probably don’t need to. When you finally get the pond filled and start up the filter (you won’t have fish in it yet), the filter will pull a lot of the “dirt” out of the water column. But that’s all just MHO.One more question
I’ll have to remember this! I usually wear some type of water sport shoes, but couldn’t find them yesterday. I wore my Crocs, which actually did OK, but never thought about socks as an anti-slip measure!
