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| I've been trying to revive the small pond that came with my house, but I'm running into a couple of problems. After topping it off, I discovered that there is a leak. The pond is about 6'x4' and I lost about 6 inches of water in 3 days. I've been trying to let the water drain so I can find the hole, but it keeps raining and filling it up again. In the meantime, I was going to rearrange the rock border in order to figure out how to do a small waterfall, and found that there are actually two liners, a clear plastic one, and the black top one, and there is water between the two layers. Is this normal? Any idea whether the water is due to the leak or is it just because of the rain we've had?
I'm trying to avoid spending money on a new liner, having just bought a pump, plants, etc. (this is turning into a much more expensive project than I expected), but I wonder whether it would be the smarter decision in the long run. The liner I have is in fairly good condition, although there is one place near the edge where it has cracked and shredded a bit(I'm assuming due to sunlight), and I don't know whether that can be patched (plus there's that leak that I haven't found yet). I also have lots of tadpoles, and if I replace the liner I'm not sure how it would be best to save them. Sorry about the long post. Thanks in advance for any advice you can give! |
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- Posted by pondmaninal 7b (My Page) on Sat, May 1, 10 at 20:35
| Well, depends on how long that the pond has been there. It is PVC liner if it is cracking in the sun. Rainy weather is the worst time to try to find a leak. I would suggest waiting for the rain to end and wait to see how far down it leaks down to. Then add a little more water and some milk and then check to see if you can find the leak. If you can patch it do so. If you can't, may I suggest getting an EPDM rubber liner. It will last much longer. Happy ponding, |
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- Posted by pondbucket 5 - KS (My Page) on Sun, May 2, 10 at 0:35
| Well it's Kansas so it will stop raining just before the drought begins. ;) Like pondmanimal said, check for the leak. I found my pond leaking at the interface between a plumbing pipe and the liner. Do you have any plumbing (pipes) in use at the pond? I would think to look there first. But the water between the liners might be a liner leak. The owner of my local pond store has years of experience with sales and installation of ponds. She told me that if you can afford to, shut off the pumps and see what happens over time. I guess if the pond stops leaking during the shutdown then you know the leak is in the plumbing. That sorta worked for me. |
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