Any tips

I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres long, 2
metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres deep.
Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it - will the
sides cave in?
If I (as I hope to) use the soil from the hole to build up the sides of the
pond, how thick should the sides be?

And does anyone know of a decent pond shop in Kent (UK)?

"Manky Badger" wrote in message
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I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres long, 2
metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres deep.
Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it - will
the sides cave in?
If I (as I hope to) use the soil from the hole to build up the sides of
the pond, how thick should the sides be?

And does anyone know of a decent pond shop in Kent (UK)?
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Do some research online before you buy your liner. Where I live the clay
soil caves in unless the hole is bowl shaped where the water pressure keeps
the sides from caving in. Our berms caved in anyway and both ponds had to
be redone and the berms done in reinforced concrete.
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Manky Badger wrote:
I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres
long, 2 metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres
deep. Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it -
will the sides cave in?
If I (as I hope to) use the soil from the hole to build up the sides
of the pond, how thick should the sides be?

And does anyone know of a decent pond shop in Kent (UK)?

Maidenhead Aquatics.............
http://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/
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"BoyPete" wrote in message
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Manky Badger wrote:
I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres
long, 2 metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres
deep. Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it -
will the sides cave in?
If I (as I hope to) use the soil from the hole to build up the sides
of the pond, how thick should the sides be?

And does anyone know of a decent pond shop in Kent (UK)?

Maidenhead Aquatics.............
http://www.fishkeeper.co.uk/

Cheers )

Manky Badger wrote:
I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres
long, 2 metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres
deep. Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it -
will the sides cave in?

Depends on soil type and if you destroy the integrity of the soil.... When
we dug our ponds we didn't dig into the sides (change our mind on the
shape), so even though I'm in almost pure sand the sides haven't caved. (12
years) 3 foot koi ponds have 18" shelf all around. 2 foot lily pond does
not.

But 4 meters is much deeper so you may need support or sharp angles
downward. ~ jan

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6 feet deep is probably too deep unless you plan on swimming in this.
yes, steep sides are likely to cave in. here is the old website of the first pond we
dug and redug and lined with cement block
http://weloveteaching.com/hopepond/page1/pp1.htm
shallow sloping sides are almost always fine, except right at the edge where people
usually want to put heavy stone. we used wood decking right up to the edge.
OTOH, our current pond we used stud walls (we like steep walls because our ponds are
for our fish) http://weloveteaching.com/mypond/2000/p2000.htm
Ingrid

"Manky Badger" wrote:

I'm starting digging a pond today. the plan is that it's 4 metres long, 2
metres wide, and going down in steps to a maximum of 2 metres deep.
Anyone got any tips?

Some questions spring to mind - can I just dig the hole & line it - will the
sides cave in?
If I (as I hope to) use the soil from the hole to build up the sides of the
pond, how thick should the sides be?

And does anyone know of a decent pond shop in Kent (UK)?






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Köi-Lö wrote:
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Do some research online before you buy your liner. Where I live the clay
soil caves in unless the hole is bowl shaped where the water pressure keeps
the sides from caving in. Our berms caved in anyway and both ponds had to
be redone and the berms done in reinforced concrete.


This should help Randy fight his addiction

Overcoming Addiction
There are a lot of articles in the Watchtower and Awake that can help
you to overcome addiction. For any kind of addiction here are some
Bible principles that you can use to help.



1. You cannot have a feeling (emotion) without first having experienced
a thought. Make your mind over - Romans 12:2



2. Pray - Psalm 139:23, 24



3. Think of chaste things - Phil 4:8-9



4. Mat 5:30 - get rid of the improper thoughts from your mind as soon
as you think about it



5. pray to Jehovah for his holy spirit, asking him to remove the bad
thoughts, emotions, feelings from within you.



6. Get the help of close friends, relatives , love ones to monitor,
help and encourage you. Be honest



7. Bad associations spoil useful habits, don't go to places & avoid
people which you know you'll succumb to your addiction. (Prov
4:14-15)



8. Appreciate the sacrifice Jesus and Jehovah have done for you (John
3:16)



9. Study & apply the Bible in your life everyday.



10. Know the love of Christ that excels/surpasses knowledge (Eph 3:13)

"Gantz" wrote in message
ups.com... is Antonio
Santana, known stalker of the Gully family.

Tell us how Norma's rape screwed up her innards and your head Antonio. Tell
us how Revis rape screwed up her head and her innards Antonio. Tell us how
all these rapes screwed up Antonio Jr's head. And tell us why one of your
sock-puppets holds a conversation and replies to another of your
sock-puppets. All those rapes in your family really screwed up your head
where sex is concerned. Pitiful..........................

On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:31:04 -0400, Gantz wrote:


Köi-Lö wrote:
==========================
Do some research online before you buy your liner. Where I live the
clay
soil caves in unless the hole is bowl shaped where the water pressure
keeps
the sides from caving in. Our berms caved in anyway and both ponds had
to
be redone and the berms done in reinforced concrete.


This should help Randy fight his addiction

Overcoming Addiction
There are a lot of articles in the Watchtower and Awake that can help
you to overcome addiction. For any kind of addiction here are some
Bible principles that you can use to help.



1. You cannot have a feeling (emotion) without first having experienced
a thought. Make your mind over - Romans 12:2



2. Pray - Psalm 139:23, 24



3. Think of chaste things - Phil 4:8-9



4. Mat 5:30 - get rid of the improper thoughts from your mind as soon
as you think about it



5. pray to Jehovah for his holy spirit, asking him to remove the bad
thoughts, emotions, feelings from within you.




NO WAY! Then Jehovah will give him testicular cancer. And I'll bet if he
has one removed, he'll develop phantom embrassment.


6. Get the help of close friends, relatives , love ones to monitor,
help and encourage you. Be honest



7. Bad associations spoil useful habits, don't go to places & avoid
people which you know you'll succumb to your addiction. (Prov
4:14-15)



8. Appreciate the sacrifice Jesus and Jehovah have done for you (John
3:16)



9. Study & apply the Bible in your life everyday.



10. Know the love of Christ that excels/surpasses knowledge (Eph 3:13)

"marika" wrote in message
news
On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:31:04 -0400, Gantz wrote:


Köi-Lö wrote:
==========================
Do some research online before you buy your liner. Where I live the
clay
soil caves in unless the hole is bowl shaped where the water pressure
keeps
the sides from caving in. Our berms caved in anyway and both ponds had
to
be redone and the berms done in reinforced concrete.


This should help Randy fight his addiction

Overcoming Addiction
There are a lot of articles in the Watchtower and Awake that can help
you to overcome addiction. For any kind of addiction here are some
Bible principles that you can use to help.



1. You cannot have a feeling (emotion) without first having experienced
a thought. Make your mind over - Romans 12:2



2. Pray - Psalm 139:23, 24



3. Think of chaste things - Phil 4:8-9



4. Mat 5:30 - get rid of the improper thoughts from your mind as soon
as you think about it



5. pray to Jehovah for his holy spirit, asking him to remove the bad
thoughts, emotions, feelings from within you.




NO WAY! Then Jehovah will give him testicular cancer. And I'll bet if he
has one removed, he'll develop phantom embrassment.


If Antonio Santana had any testicles he wouldn't be harassing and
threatening old women online. He's been psychologically castrated by the
Watchtower Society and takes it out on women he finds on usenet. He spends
so much time with his nose up Carol's skirts his wife Norma is downloading
porn and he somehow thinks the object of his obsession's husband put it on
his computer. The kook Antonio had one too many epileptic seizures. When he
puts Norma's metal spaghetti strainer on his head he has visions of all kind
of weird sex and murders and blames his victims in TN.