Pond Boss Forums STOCKING A NEW POND Raising Forage and Bait Minimum dimensions for forage pond

I am amazed at the information available and given away. Thank you.

I have an abundance of limestone at the pond site. I read in some of the other threads talking about forage fish and aquariums and it was stated (I think)that rock (gravel) is good for the bottom to provide surface area for bacteria to help with the break down of nitrates and other junk. Would it be worthwhile to layer the bottom of the forage pond with limestone gravel? Would the gravel bottom help in weed reduction? I realize that it may make it a bit harder to seine or I might miss a few minnows but would the advantages outweight the loss?.