need pond setup advice

Firestone roof membrane....

Our pond is now coming into it's fourth summer and we used USED Firestone
roof membrane off the roof of the plant where my husband works. COST - $
00000. Gave it a good power wash and plunked it in the hole. We did line
with carpet scraps and thick wads of newspaper in some spots. There were
about a zillion roots we cut off digging the hole and absolutely no problems
to date with any punctures.

It is thick, heavy and not easy to shape in tiny places but very tough. I
can stand on a pointed shovel and not even dent the stuff.

I would not hesitate to scam some more from a roofer and use it again.

Heather



"nortyler" wrote in message
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Hello all. I am hoping you might be kind enough to give me a little
advice. I just dug a 19'x10'x2.5' hole that I would like to turn into a
pond to house common goldfish and aquatic plants. I have a pond that
was built by someone else and is basically a liner, pump, and hose to
the top of a waterfall. My existing pond seems to maintain good health
and requires a drain and clean aprox. once a year to remove built up
muck. I am interested in how effective a skimmer is in eliminating an
annual drain and clean and if Firestone epdm roof liner (I can buy Pond
Guard liner on line for about $.50 a foot with shipping and the roof
liner for $.37 per including tax locally, Pond guard $.95+9% per
locally) can be used. I was also told roofing felt was a good
underlayment. I would like to save where I can, but also not skimp on
quality if the difference in cost is close. So I guess my questions
are;

1. What type of liner 45mil or 60mil, roof or pond epdm? Roofing felt?

2. Filter such as skimmer effective and or necessary?

3. Pump brand recomendations ( pond is 2500 to 3000 gal. with a 20 ft.
run to a 3 ft. tall waterfall)?

4. Does any one know of a reasonably priced supplier in the New Orleans
area? I've tried the usual suspects and liner is is 100% higher, pumps
50% higher than the internet.

Thanks in advance