Preformed Pond Liners

[Jerry G]

Hi All,

Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2
inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much.
I'm really frustrated and want to just pull out the liner and replace
with a big rubber tub. Does anyone know of a tub this size?
Rubbermaid's BIG tubs are round, and I don't have enough room for a
circular tub.

I would sure appreciate it if anyone knows of such a thing. I have
looked and looked at farm supply places with no luck.

[how]

"Jerry G" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi All,
>
> Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2
> inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much.
> snip

Hi,
Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what
happens to the leak.
Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an
airstone and aerator during this test.
HTH -_- how
no NEWS is good

[Roy]

On 24 Aug 2004 21:42:22 -0700, (Jerry G) wrote:

>===<>Hi All,
>===<>
>===<>Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2
>===<>inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much.
>===<>I'm really frustrated and want to just pull out the liner and replace
>===<>with a big rubber tub. Does anyone know of a tub this size?
>===<>Rubbermaid's BIG tubs are round, and I don't have enough room for a
>===<>circular tub.
>===<>
>===<>I would sure appreciate it if anyone knows of such a thing. I have
>===<>looked and looked at farm supply places with no luck.


Don;t underestimnate the quanity of water you can loose in a very
small leak or at the waterfall. It can be surprising. Other than a
custom made fiberglasss shell I don;t know of any other preformed
containers. I would start troubleshooting, and start at the most
obvious areas. A friend had a leak and was ready to pull out the liner
and fill the hole back in and call it quits after a long time of
looking an finding nothing. It turned out to be a small puncture in
his liner. I would shut off the water fall to start, and see if water
level continues to drop. If it does, I would keep an eye on it and see
just how far it drops, but have water handy to replace it if it gets
too low and you have fish etc n the pond or relocate the fish to a
temporary container. If it continues to drop at the same rate and then
stops check the liner at that water level. It is possible to have a
pond with a leak that will leak more when its totally full than when
its not as full as pressure from the water can affect how a leak is,
so if you check at the final water level and find nothing, look a bit
deeper......But waterfalls to ponds are probably a number one source
of most pond leaks, short of a liner with a puncture.
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[Jerry G]

"how" > wrote in message >...
> "Jerry G" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Paid big bucks for a liner for my 4'X 8'x 3' pond. Losing about 2
> > inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much.
> > snip
>
> Hi,
> Prove your theory about the waterfall by shutting it off and see what
> happens to the leak.
> Monitor it for a couple days. If you have fish it may be advisable to put an
> airstone and aerator during this test.
> HTH -_- how
> no NEWS is good

I am aware of the way to test the waterfall, but thanks for the
reminder. And I think the preformed liners are way cool. The real
issue is my lack of patience. Can anyone direct me to a preformed
that will fit my 4'X 8'x 3' pond...please be specific if you know of a
manufacturer.

[Pinkpggy]

>Losing about 2
>inches of water daily.....I doubt the waterfall can spray that much.

You would be amazed at how much water can come from a leak in a waterfall. If
you haven't checked your hose to the waterfall do so, just a tiny little
pinhole can cause a large leak. Most preformed ponds aren't that deep, unless
it would be a fiberglass one. Do a search on preformed ponds, fiberglass
mainly, and you might be able to come up with something that way. At any rate,
good luck.
Jan
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