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Dr. Luke,

Any wood ducks in their boxes yet, or is it still a bit too early?

Thanks, I’ll give him a try!

Regular ag lime is better but if you can't get it then use bag lime. Start with a ton of ag lime. More won't hurt and will help. Test 2 weeks after application and see where you are.

Have the soil and water tested (inexpensive). Everything else starts there. Read as much on the forum as possible. Like most of the comments above.

Wishing the best for Todd and that the Immunotherapy is successful.

A friend who teaches an outdoor sports class, focusing on Archery, but with an expanded focus , brings the kids out to fish each year.
School district pays the bill for the kids, many who have never touched a fish or fishing pole. Catches these each year cast netting for bait to fish for HSB ,LMB, Big BCP, etc in Oklahoma's big reservoirs , he mentioned we might be able to stock my ponds as an diversified forage species attempt. We'll see where it goes. Do they require special breeding habitat , such as the DVD/CD crevasse stack ?

According to Lusk, about 95 percent of all the eggs laid never get old enough to spawn. They get eaten. But, there a lot of eggs.

Happy Birthday !!!

We sell Vertex systems. PM me your address, where electricity is and the general depths of the pond and I can design a system for your pond.

I just responded in your old thread, but now I see you have gone to Plan B!

Are the sides of the pond also cut down into bedrock, or are they unconsolidated material? Concrete block walls are not great at resisting lateral forces if there is water-saturated, unconsolidated material on the outside of the wall is trying to push into the pond.

Of course, the water in the pond will somewhat help resist the external lateral force. Will your pond usually remain full, or will the water level cycle up and down?

Is there any chance that the bedrock itself could be a seal for your pond? Even if there are natural fractures or a visible joint pattern in the bedrock, sometimes those cracks can be "blind", and not connect to any significant additional void spaces.

Can you drill into the bedrock with a hammer drill and a masonry bit? If so, rebar drilled into the bedrock that also extends up into your concrete pours would make an exceedingly strong foundation.

There are several "construction guys" in the forum. Hopefully some of them also have some expertise in concrete foundations to answer your specific questions.

Good luck on finishing your pond utilizing Plan B!

Sorry your bentonite application probably won't work!

Time to think outside of the box.

If you think you can seal the bottom effectively, then maybe try a pond liner on vertical sides? If you cut your sides vertical, you could have a little more pond volume within your restricted space.

You could tuck the pond liner into a trench in the pond bottom and then backfill to anchor it. I think it would be very unlikely to get punctured since no animals or humans would be able to effectively put weight on it.


Alternatively, I have seen applications of cement modified soil. However, that material was used for erosion control in emergency spillways subject to erosive water flows. I have not personally seen it used in applications where perfect sealing is required.

I have attached an engineering paper from my files to give you a little more information if you have to go the "Cement Modified Soil" route.

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