| Rip Rap Concrete
Heavy equipment is on it's way and the ponds are soon to be dug. I have the opportunity to glean a large pile of rip rap concrete and was considering using it along the edge of a pond so the grade can be steeper.
Question: Will old broken concrete change my water parameters, and what can or will it do? The flat smooth side will be facing out so no jagged edges will be present to injure fish if they decide to play chicken with it--my biggest concern is maintaining water quality.
If it'll mess up my water chemistry I'll just use the stuff for my apothecary garden and nix the idea. But if I can use it on a steeper grade than I would otherwise dig for the ponds, I'd like to use it to limit the amount of shallows I'd have if I did a gentler grade.
We'll start digging on Monday.
Marie
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