New pond, New leaf, All natural (almost)

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So all liners will eventually leak?
Is there a way to prevent this?
I got mine from Lowes and so far I am very pleased with it. Especially how it is textured to hold more beneficial bacteria. It is very flexible unlike the first liner I used.

Thanks for the link to Backyard Aquaponics. It has some great information on there.
I think what will finally determine where the growbeds go will be the wall that the pond is up against and the space available in that immediate area.
 
Bellacornuta;3051312; said:
So all liners will eventually leak?
Is there a way to prevent this?
I got mine from Lowes and so far I am very pleased with it. Especially how it is textured to hold more beneficial bacteria. It is very flexible unlike the first liner I used.

Thanks for the link to Backyard Aquaponics. It has some great information on there.
I think what will finally determine where the growbeds go will be the wall that the pond is up against and the space available in that immediate area.
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I know someone who has used a pond liner in a place that freezes several times a year, and he hasn't had problems with it in 15 years. It might be that he set it on top of something to stop the roots from running through it, or maybe it is because he keeps only Koi, but if you set them up right pond liners do not fail very quickly at all.
 
Pond liners work great with rounded corners but with a rectangular pond it will have problems in the corners no matter what in a few years. I have one now but haven't pulled the edges up making the pond liner tight and nice to view but, I know it will leak sooner or later I'm just hoping later.lol. Rvrays has experience in this so his advice is best. I'm currently building a big plywood tank and have chose a pvc sheet lining which will be welded and feel this is cheap and easy for lining and also can be dismantled and rebuilt somewhere else. If you don't want to do the weld there is flooring guys, acrylic tank builders, automotive guys, ect... that are familar with doing this
 
anyplants will work.... hyacynth is one of the best but needs some light output... T5 HO be ideal with out having heat and high electricle bill....
 
Thanks Nic, so for the Hyacinths I could just fix a custom light over the pond. Perhaps a light that would hang from the ceiling. I found a bunch of different water Hyacinths at Home Depot today. They come in a pre-packaged box that I am not to sure I want to put directly into the pond at first. I will get more info on the exact contents of it to make sure there is no fertilizer in it just to be safe.
 
Bellacornuta;3055860; said:
Thanks Nic, so for the Hyacinths I could just fix a custom light over the pond. Perhaps a light that would hang from the ceiling. I found a bunch of different water Hyacinths at Home Depot today. They come in a pre-packaged box that I am not to sure I want to put directly into the pond at first. I will get more info on the exact contents of it to make sure there is no fertilizer in it just to be safe.
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or just order them offline or go to a place that specializes in water gardens
 
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