Looking for aforum thread about a DIY concrete "lake"...

[Dr Joe]

I wasn't sure how to misspell it and everyone 'get it'. And now that you mention it, I do see theresemblance After all, we did both gradjeeate from the sixth grade.

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and mine is only 18,000 gallons....oh wait, MINE'S BIGGER

Mine's 20000

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No lick from Kitty?

Sic puppy...





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Nobody remembers the article???

 

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[BadDogsPa]

So if you make a pond out of concrete do you need to seal it with something ?

 

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Yes, the concrete will cause extremely high pH for the first year or two. It can be salt cured if it is left bare. If you have the patients, allowing a good coating of algae to grow will also help. The concrete can be painted any color to seal it. Mine has a fiberglass coating. I try to keep a layer of algae in mine but when I get tadpoles, they can eat a years worth of growth in a week. (The algae serves as a food source for my fish).

 

[portabuddy]

mine has dirt... . is that good?, oh and a liner 20' from it too....

 

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Mine's 20000

I got to thinking, you don't get a lick from Kitty either. And you don't get a lick from my cartoon goldfish either; which is a good thing considering it has fish breath

 

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mine has dirt... . is that good?, oh and a liner 20' from it too....

Dirt is good. Inexpensive too

I'm curious, how did you make yours? Is it a hole with a pond liner, like traditional ponds? Or is it built like a vinyl swimming pool, were the hole is dug and a frame work is added (to maitain the shape) before the liner is added.

 

[Dr Joe]

mine has dirt... . is that good?, oh and a liner 20' from it too....

Clean it...

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I got to thinking, you don't get a lick from Kitty either. And you don't get a lick from my cartoon goldfish either; which is a good thing considering it has fish breath

 

[portabuddy]

its not done but there will be either a concreet ring around it following the contour or i'll make the ring out of mortored rocks. i have to make sure that it lasts and doesnt break down, then around it we are going to pour a 4" concreet bed and flagstone ontop of that...


And then the liner goes inside of that, i got a 50' long by 30' wide sheet... that cost a pretty peny...


OK you bolth get a lick from the kitty, for haveing nice big ponds...

 

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OK you bolth get a lick from the kitty, for haveing nice big ponds...

Actually we both cheated...we have swimming pools. Mine is stocked with koi and goldfish, but I don't think Dr. Joe has permission yet from his wife and daughter.