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how to build a garden pond??

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  • 20-08-2003 12:54pm
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    bang555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭


    do anybody know how to build a proper pond for my back garden for housing fish up to 5lb and if so how do i go about making it ????


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    #2
    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    Get a book out of library..

    You need:

    Big hole. Bigger than you think, and a few inchs deep and over a 14" wide strip dug around hole that is LEVEL for overlap of liner or edge of molding.

    sand or carpet or old underlay to line it , esp. if using a pond liner

    Big heavy duty pond liner or moulded rigid pond insert


    rocks / bricks / slab / pavers etc to set around edge to hold egde of liner of pond insert


    A filter unit if keaping fish (a pond with just plants and no fish is easier)

    If you have small kids:
    A heavy grill to stop them drowning in it

    If you have fish:
    A mesh cover or fake heron to keep Heron from eating fish.

    People living in middle of a City who NEVER saw a Heron get to see one regulary till the last fish is gone. I'd swear they sit on fence and grin at you after a snack of your fish.


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    #3
    bravo
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭bravo


    If you can get your hands on some railway sleepers they make a good wall around the sides, and because they're made of wood you can easily mount a fence on the top if you have young kids.

    My pond is about 6 ft x 4 ft irrgulkar shape. its about 2.5 ft at the deepest part, has pond liner and sleepers. I use attic insulation under the liner as the weight of the water will push it very hard against the sides of the hole. If their is a stone or sharp object you could get a leak. They can be fixed but its a pain.


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