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Wash Rocks and Begin Filling the Pond

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What happens here

Once rocks are in place, begin filling the pond with water while simultaneously washing down the rocks to remove any dust and debris. This process helps to settle the rocks and clean the pond before final filling. Use a water hose to spray water over the rocks, allowing any dirt to settle at the lowest point of the pond. A clean-out pump can be used at the lowest point to remove this dirty water until the water being pumped out is clear. It's recommended to use a water meter attached to the hose to accurately measure the amount of water (gallons) added to the pond, which is essential for precise water treatment calculations.

Goal: Clean the pond and prepare for final filling

Tools and materials

  • 5-gallon Bucket — Measuring water flow rate if a water meter is unavailable
  • Clean-out Pump — Pumping out dirty water during the cleaning process
  • Water Hose — Filling the pond and washing rocks
  • Water Meter — Accurately measuring the volume of water added to the pond

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where we're at right now so you guys don't mess around with filling it and you give on that right away don't what's that fill in the pond we a so like I said before lunch we really want to get this thing filling it so at this point like I can tell that there's probably only another 15 minutes to rock in that section there Kristen's kind of tidying up some stuff over here so I'd come in here start rinsing from the top down moving all the debris and dusted everything down to the lowest point we put a clean-out pump down there and we pumped this dirty water out so it starts pumping out clear at that point we'll start filling it I strongly suggest getting a water meter so you can attach a water meter to the end of the hose and it'll count how many gallons you're putting in the pond because every homeowner wants to exactly every homeowner wants to know exactly how many gallons are in the pond and so it'll tell you to the gallon how many gallons are in here that way then they can accurately add the necessary water treatments and stuff like if you don't have a water meter something we've done in the past we get time filling up a 5-gallon bucket and then just do the math oh yeah [Music]

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