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Cheaper Pond liners
As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out
their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? Thanxx Bill Brister |
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be perfect:) What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll. Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas "~ Windsong ~" wrote in message ... "Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be perfect:) What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll. Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas "~ Windsong ~" wrote in message ... "Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now
which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be perfect:) What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll. Thanxx Bill Brister - Austin, Texas "~ Windsong ~" wrote in message ... "Newbie Bill" wrote in message .. . As the season winds down it looks like the Wal Marts etc will be closing out their inventory soon. I may be tempted to buy a small 150-250 gallon liner if the price is right and set up a few fish/plant pond. However, none I have seen are anything but preforms or 20 mil. Is 20 mil a lot more temporary if its small enough you dont have to walk in it. Any other cheap alternatives? ======================== The cheapest of the cheap are the $9.99 kiddy pools at Wal-Mart. You buy one of them and a black plastic drop cloth in the paint dept. for about $3.00. Presto! A cheapo fishpond for about $15.00, tax included. When I put mine in the ground I set two in for more strength. That was about 5 years ago and it's still there. :-) With rocks around the perimeter and the lining no one knows it's a cheapo kiddy pool. I have 6 more I use for holding tanks, plant propagation pools etc. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "It's not hard to meet expenses, they're everywhere." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
"Newbie Bill" wrote in message ... Thanks for the response. Cheap is good, in this instance. I have one now which I am using for exactly that purpose, but above ground. I will probably just go ahead and sink it. If it was long and skinny it would be perfect:) What kind of fish do you have for mosquito controll. =============================== I use elcheapo minnows (rosy reds) used as feeders by aquarists. They're something like 10 for a $1.00. They do an excellent job but like company, so put at least 5 in each tub. I also use extra goldfish fry. I feed them all a small amount of flakes every day. -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "Whenever you meet a man who would make a good husband, you will usually find he's already married." ~~~~~~{@ "They laugh because I'm different, I laugh because they're all the same." http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
In article , Hal
writes: 20 mil what? I have 20 mil Permalon with a bottom drain and it works well. Much easier to handle than the 40 mil EDPM in another pond. it also weighs a lot less and doesn't rack up the shipping bill. I also have permalon for a liner. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
In article , Hal
writes: 20 mil what? I have 20 mil Permalon with a bottom drain and it works well. Much easier to handle than the 40 mil EDPM in another pond. it also weighs a lot less and doesn't rack up the shipping bill. I also have permalon for a liner. Karen Zone 5 Ashland, OH http://hometown.aol.com/kmam1/MyPond/MyPond.html My Art Studio at http://members.aol.com/kmmstudios/K....M.Studios.html for email remove the extra extention |
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