Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat Help Me Layout my New Pond

Here is a picture of some broken block and brick that we have on hand in our yard. Based on the pictures I have seen on here, I plan to place this in the sloping areas highlighted in white on my drawing above. They will start around 4-5' of water where my rip rap stops and continue down to the bottom of the pond which is around 20' deep. I'm hoping this combined with my rip rap shore lines will provide good habitat for my crayfish as well as other species.




I also have this old truck tire that is 4-5' in diameter and figured I could place this in the pond as well. What depth of water should I place this?

Great habitat!! the rock will work great and the tire also.

Is there a preferred Rip rap size for the shoreline extending to 4-5' below high water line? I can readily get 4"x8" limestone at a local quarry. That seems like it's the right size...

We are going to be going full speed excavating next week and I want to make sure I have all of my habitat items on-site so I can get them placed ASAP.

If you ever plan on putting CC in the pond, they will use the tire for spawning habitat. Dunno if that's a good or a bad thing - it all depends on your goals.

You should drill a couple of holes in it to let all the air out. If not, it might float around in the pond.

Limestone of 4"x8" is a very good size for rip rap wave zone. The pile of waste concrete and blocks will be good habitat for crayfish. If the tire is lying flat deep on the bottom it might have poor water flow inside it unless it is near an aerator. Its best location might be oriented upright in 6-7ft of water with some brush or PVC structures mixed around it.

Read this very informative link from the Structure topic in the archives about fish cribs:
http://underwaterfishphotos.blogspot.com/