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Old 11-04-2007, 03:33 AM posted to rec.ponds.moderated
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Default What should I look for

On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:31:56 CST, "Peter Pan" wrote:

I want to put a pond in my yard this year roughly 8x10 36 depth. what
should I be looking for when buying a liner, i.e. thickness ect. Also any
suggestions on where to buy and what to buy or not to buy (name brands ect)
Also suggestions on filtration as well.

Any and all intelligent replies are welcomed, I really don't care if you've
forgotten more about ponds then I'll ever know as long as you can offer
something useful


I used 45 ml EPDM. Filtration depends on what your plans for the pond are.
I was planning a water garden with few fish. You can visit my website and
see the DIY filter I put in, when "a few" turned into "many". :-)

If you're hoping for koi, go thru the liner with a bottom drain & skimmer.
Even though the lily pond is not planned to have koi, I still went thru the
liner so I wouldn't have to clean the whole bottom with the shop. Much
easier to do just the bottom of a barrel. ~ jan
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