Cheaper Pond liners

[Newbie Bill]

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

[~ Windsong ~]

"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.
--
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[Newbie Bill]

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
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>

[~ Windsong ~]

"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
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Jim and Phyllis Hurley]

Ours are about seven years old now. Doing well. They just sit there in the
ground. We put drains in the bottom.

Jim

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"~ 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
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>

[Karen]

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
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