Im building a plywood pond for my rtc measuring 8 by 8 by 3 deep. I've been looking at pond liner and see that one to fit this would be about 150bucks. I've had liners rip on my before but if this is the cheapest than ill go with it. The surface area of the interior is about 160ft square. My question is would a paint on water proofing system work better and if so what kind and about how much would it cost, I've been looking on the home depot site and lowes and haven't been able to find any paint on coatings. Any advice?
best way to water proof plywood pond
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You can take a look as a thread I started here
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361574
Are you going to have a viewing window? If not, your cheapest and easiest rout will be the pond liner. You will need a liner at least 15'x15' for that size tank.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=361574
Are you going to have a viewing window? If not, your cheapest and easiest rout will be the pond liner. You will need a liner at least 15'x15' for that size tank.
15 by 15 is cutting it close i was thinking 16 by 16 so i can run the pond liner under a 1x4 around the rim.... i wasnt planning on having a viewing window, just an open top. and at home depot the cheapest deal is the 18x24 20mil pond liner. its about 150$ anybody know where i can get a better deal?
tscharf;4523541; said:
Ya, that is why I said at least 15'x15'. I would not go any thinner than 40mil. Personally I would prefer something around 60mil. I would search the web, that size at 20mil is not a deal.
Good luck finding anything over 45 mil for acceptable price. And a 45mil liner should be more than adequate. Or you could double up a 20mil liner (or use 2x20mil liners).
Here's a couple after a quick ebay search (try to find the ones with free shipping):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Koi-Pond-Liner-...421?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5f2b2da5
http://cgi.ebay.com/20-x-25-Patriot...902?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335f0e512e
Here's a couple after a quick ebay search (try to find the ones with free shipping):
http://cgi.ebay.com/Koi-Pond-Liner-...421?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5f2b2da5
http://cgi.ebay.com/20-x-25-Patriot...902?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335f0e512e
For that price it might be worth trying out the Wetsuit waterproofer from Neptune coatings that's been brought up in some recent threads. It looks like an interesting product, and with no need for windows (unless you plan on putting them in) it would make for a very easy project to waterproof...