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I guy told me he put in 4x8 sheets of sheetrock in the bottom of his pond to give him some fishing lanes and kill back the weeds. Is this possible?
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Sounds like it should work in keeping "rooted" aquatic vegetation in check. It would not work on non-rooted vegetation like coontail and chara.
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but will the sheetrock mess up the water quality?
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My best guess is no but I'll let others chime in on that question. Gypsum (crushed and in a different form) is often added to clear water when clay particles are suspended in the water column. http://srac.tamu.edu/tmppdfs/1429457-460...27e67b5704b4d1c
Last edited by Shorty; 06/03/08 10:19 AM.
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The sheetrock gypsum will not harm the water quality. However, I don't know how long it would take to dissolve and doubt that it would completely dissolve. The main drawback that I can see would be the thick paper on the wallboard, because it would take quite some time to break down. Most likely a year or two.
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Im gonna go buy 10 sheets and throw it in then.
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