On Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:16:20 +0100, Janet wrote:

In article , "sweetheart" says...

I have posted about my pond before - being overgrown, having lost all my
frogs ( except one I think and two or three newts).

I am beginning to wonder if my pond has a leak. Despite all my attempts and
no draught here and I have redirected the roof water into the pond ..... I
still seem to find my pond is not filling up. It just seems to be getting
less and less water. Its now down to the shallow ledge on the edge. Its
never as far as I can recall been that low before.

How can I find out if I have a leak?

Use a hosepipe and fill the pond to the brim. If the level drops
significantly within a few days, you've got a leak.

Janet

Adding to what Janet said, if the water level drops so far and then
stays about the same, the leak will be somewhere around the pond at
that level. So then take a few buckets of water out of it and check
carefully around the shell at the level where the water stopped
dropping.

What you do next depends on how big any leak is - a small hole can
usually be filled but a large crack in the shell is more difficult.

Let us know what you find and we can advise you a lot better on how to
proceed.

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling from the asylum formerly known as the
dry end of Swansea Bay.